PSY 424 Final Exam (Anxiety and OCD)
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How anxiety is expressed through the physical system - ✔✔-sympathetic
nervous system produces flight/flight response
-increased heart rate/palpitations, increased respiration, nausea/vomiting,
dry mouth, blurred vision, sweating, numbness, muscle tension
How anxiety is expressed through the cognitive system - ✔✔-attentional
shift and hyper vigilance
-apprehension, nervousness, difficulty concentrating, thoughts of
danger/panic, self-critical thoughts
How anxiety is expressed through the behavioral system - ✔✔-aggression
or avoidance
-physical avoidance/immobility, avoidance of eye contact, crying or
screaming, trembling voice or lips, swallowing, fidgeting, stuttering, nail
biting.
Fear - ✔✔present-oriented mood state, face of current danger, strong
escape
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, Anxiety - ✔✔future-oriented mood state, may occur in absence of realistic
danger
Panic - ✔✔physical symptoms of fight/flight response, unexpected,
absence of obvious danger
Separation anxiety disorder - ✔✔-7-8 years old
-girls
-fear of being away from attachment figures
-two most common
-earliest age of onset
-distress at anticipating or experiencing separation
-worry about losing attachment figure
-worry about event leading to separation
-reluctance to go out in fear of separation
-fear of being alone
-reluctance to sleep away from attachment figure
-nightmares about separation
-physical complaints around separation
specific phobia - ✔✔-7-9 years, peak 10-13 years, no gender differences,
most prevalent
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Questions and Answers 100% Solved
How anxiety is expressed through the physical system - ✔✔-sympathetic
nervous system produces flight/flight response
-increased heart rate/palpitations, increased respiration, nausea/vomiting,
dry mouth, blurred vision, sweating, numbness, muscle tension
How anxiety is expressed through the cognitive system - ✔✔-attentional
shift and hyper vigilance
-apprehension, nervousness, difficulty concentrating, thoughts of
danger/panic, self-critical thoughts
How anxiety is expressed through the behavioral system - ✔✔-aggression
or avoidance
-physical avoidance/immobility, avoidance of eye contact, crying or
screaming, trembling voice or lips, swallowing, fidgeting, stuttering, nail
biting.
Fear - ✔✔present-oriented mood state, face of current danger, strong
escape
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, Anxiety - ✔✔future-oriented mood state, may occur in absence of realistic
danger
Panic - ✔✔physical symptoms of fight/flight response, unexpected,
absence of obvious danger
Separation anxiety disorder - ✔✔-7-8 years old
-girls
-fear of being away from attachment figures
-two most common
-earliest age of onset
-distress at anticipating or experiencing separation
-worry about losing attachment figure
-worry about event leading to separation
-reluctance to go out in fear of separation
-fear of being alone
-reluctance to sleep away from attachment figure
-nightmares about separation
-physical complaints around separation
specific phobia - ✔✔-7-9 years, peak 10-13 years, no gender differences,
most prevalent
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
