ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, AND RELATED DISORDERS
Chapter 5
Learning Objectives:
5.1. Distinguish between fear and anxiety.
5.2. Describe each of the anxiety disorders and how common these disorders are in the population.
5.3. Discuss the major theories and treatments for generalized anxiety disorder.
5.4. Define phobia; then distinguish between specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, and agoraphobia; discuss the
major theories and treatments for each type.
5.5. Describe the features of panic disorder and discuss the biological and cognitive explanations of and therapies for
this disorder.
5.6. Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions.
5.7 Discuss the major theories and treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
5.8. Describe the new obsessive-compulsive-related disorders in DSM-5-TR.
Fear vs. Anxiety
__________________________: The central nervous system’s physiological and emotional response to a serious threat
to one’s well-being.
__________________________: The central nervous system’s physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of
threat or being in danger.
Anxiety Disorders
______________________ Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
GAD: The Sociocultural Perspective
One of the most powerful forms of societal stress is poverty
Lower SES groups experience:
Higher crime rates
Fewer educational/job opportunities
More health problems
GAD: The Cognitive Perspective
Followers of this model suggest that psychological problems are often caused by dysfunctional
___________________________________________________________.
Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) (Albert Ellis)
--Point out irrational _____________________________
--Suggest more appropriate assumptions
--Assign related _________________________________
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