PBSI 306 CHAPTER 5: ANXIETY,
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, TRAUMA, &
STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
Anxiety - ANS Future-orientated apprehension
Fear - ANS Immediate response to danger or threat
Fight-or-Flight response - ANS Physical and psychological responses to a threat
Hypothalamus activates 2 systems: - ANS - Autonomic nervous system
- Adrenal-cortical system
Feedback loop - ANS An important loop of information in the brain that processes a threat's
beginning and end
The feedback loop is dysregulated in- - ANS People with anxiety disorders
Panic disorder - ANS Recurrent unexpected panic attacks; chronic course if left untreated
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, Prevalence rate of panic disorder - ANS 3.5%
Panic attack - ANS Short, intense periods of anxiety symptoms
You must have ___ out of 13 symptoms to recieve a diagnosis of panic disorder - ANS 4
Biological theories of panic disorder: - ANS - Genetic component
- Dysregulation of fight or flight
- Brain differences
- Progesterone
Brain difference theory of panic disorder: - ANS - Abnormalities in limbic system
- Abnormalities in the somatosensory cortex and thalamus
- Dysregulation of the norepinephrine system in locus ceruleus
Progesterone theory of panic disorder - ANS Women sometimes report more panic attacks
during their premenstrual periods and during postpartum
3 common characteristics of panic disorder: - ANS - Pay close attention to bodily sensations
- Misinterpret sensations negatively
- Catastrophic thinking
Anxiety sensitivity - ANS Believe bodily symptoms have harmful consequences
Introceptive awareness - ANS Heightened awareness of bodily cues
Introceptive conditioning - ANS Viewing bodily cues as signaling new attacks
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OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, TRAUMA, &
STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
Anxiety - ANS Future-orientated apprehension
Fear - ANS Immediate response to danger or threat
Fight-or-Flight response - ANS Physical and psychological responses to a threat
Hypothalamus activates 2 systems: - ANS - Autonomic nervous system
- Adrenal-cortical system
Feedback loop - ANS An important loop of information in the brain that processes a threat's
beginning and end
The feedback loop is dysregulated in- - ANS People with anxiety disorders
Panic disorder - ANS Recurrent unexpected panic attacks; chronic course if left untreated
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, Prevalence rate of panic disorder - ANS 3.5%
Panic attack - ANS Short, intense periods of anxiety symptoms
You must have ___ out of 13 symptoms to recieve a diagnosis of panic disorder - ANS 4
Biological theories of panic disorder: - ANS - Genetic component
- Dysregulation of fight or flight
- Brain differences
- Progesterone
Brain difference theory of panic disorder: - ANS - Abnormalities in limbic system
- Abnormalities in the somatosensory cortex and thalamus
- Dysregulation of the norepinephrine system in locus ceruleus
Progesterone theory of panic disorder - ANS Women sometimes report more panic attacks
during their premenstrual periods and during postpartum
3 common characteristics of panic disorder: - ANS - Pay close attention to bodily sensations
- Misinterpret sensations negatively
- Catastrophic thinking
Anxiety sensitivity - ANS Believe bodily symptoms have harmful consequences
Introceptive awareness - ANS Heightened awareness of bodily cues
Introceptive conditioning - ANS Viewing bodily cues as signaling new attacks
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