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Chapter:4 Anxiety disorders | PSYC - Abnormal Psychology, Quizzes of Abnormal Psychology

Class: PSYC - Abnormal Psychology; Subject: Psychology; University: Salem State College; Term: Forever 1989;

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TERM 1
Fear
DEFINITION 1
Fear is an emotion induced by a threat perceived by living
entities, which causes a change in brain and organ function
and ultimately a change in behavior, such as running away,
hiding or freezing from traumatic events.
TERM 2
GAD (Generalized anxiety
Disorder)
DEFINITION 2
A disorder that is marked by the consistant feeling of
worrying excessive feelings of worry and anxiety about
various events/ activities
TERM 3
Socio-cultural view on GAD
DEFINITION 3
developed because of ongoing societal conditions that are
dangerous
TERM 4
Client centered
therapy
DEFINITION 4
Person-centered therapythe humanistic approach that was
developed by Carl Rogers that uses genuniely acceptance to
help people
TERM 5
benzodiazepines
DEFINITION 5
Benzodiazepines /bnzdazpin/ are a class of psychoactive
drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a
benzene ring and a diazepine ring.
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Fear

Fear is an emotion induced by a threat perceived by living entities, which causes a change in brain and organ function and ultimately a change in behavior, such as running away, hiding or freezing from traumatic events. TERM 2

GAD (Generalized anxiety

Disorder)

DEFINITION 2 A disorder that is marked by the consistant feeling of worrying excessive feelings of worry and anxiety about various events/ activities TERM 3

Socio-cultural view on GAD

DEFINITION 3 developed because of ongoing societal conditions that are dangerous TERM 4

Client centered

therapy

DEFINITION 4 Person-centered therapythe humanistic approach that was developed by Carl Rogers that uses genuniely acceptance to help people TERM 5

benzodiazepines

DEFINITION 5 Benzodiazepines /bnzdazpin/ are a class of psychoactive drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring.

GABA

-Aminobutyric acid is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system.which low activity has been linked to Anxiety disorder TERM 7

Relaxation training

DEFINITION 7 A relaxation technique is any method, process, procedure, or activity that helps a person to relax; to attain a state of increased calmness; or otherwise reduce levels of pain, anxiety, stress or anger. TERM 8

biofeedback

DEFINITION 8 Biofeedback is the process of gaining greater awareness of many physiological functions primarily using instruments that provide information on the activity of those same systems, with a goal of being able to manipulate them at will. TERM 9

Phobia

DEFINITION 9 In clinical psychology, a phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational. TERM 10

Agoranophobia

DEFINITION 10 is the fear of being in public places or

Flooding

Flooding is a form of behavior therapy based on the principles of respondent conditioning. It is sometimes referred to as exposure therapy or prolonged exposure therapy. TERM 17

social anxiety

disorder

DEFINITION 17 Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is the most common anxiety disorder. It is one of the most common psychiatric disorders: 12% of American adults have experienced it. TERM 18

panic attacks

DEFINITION 18 Panic attacks, also known as anxiety attacks, are periods of intense fear or apprehension of sudden onset accompanied by at least four or more bodily or cognitive symptoms (i.e. TERM 19

panic disorder

DEFINITION 19 Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurring panic attacks, causing a series of intense episodes of extreme anxiety during panic attacks. TERM 20

Norepinephrine

DEFINITION 20 Norepinephrine (abbreviated norepi or NE), also called noradrenaline (BAN) (abbreviated NA, NAd, or norad), or 4,5-- trihydroxy phenethylamine is a catecholamine with multiple roles including those as a hormone and a neurotransmitter.

locus cerulus

the area of the brain that seems to be in active regulator of the emotions TERM 22

obsessive compulsive disorder

DEFINITION 22 Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear or worry (obsessions), repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety (compulsions), or a combination of such obsessions and compulsions. TERM 23

neutralizing

DEFINITION 23 a persons attempt to eliminate unwanted thoughts by thinking or behaving in ways with unacceptable thoughts TERM 24

serotonin

DEFINITION 24 Serotonin /srtonn/ or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter. Biochemically derived from tryptophan, serotonin is primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), platelets, and the central nervous system (CNS) of animals, including humans.