OCD & Anxiety Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #29
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1. Do you agree with Hank Green’s message regarding the
common yet inappropriate practice of people referring to
everyday behaviors as examples of psychological illness?
What’s an example of a time when you or someone you know
used one of these terms?
Yes, I agree with him because people do this a lot. I got mad
One time and someone told me I was bipolar
2. Anxiety Disorders are characterized not only by distressing, persistent anxiety but also
often by the Dysfunctional behavior that reduce that anxiety.
3. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by unwanted
repetitive thoughts (which become obsessions) and are
sometimes accompanied by actions (which become compulsion).
a. What is one of the examples Hank Green gives to demonstrate OCD?
If you don’t go to the kitchen right now your house will burn down
And you will die
4. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is defined continually tense and apprehensive,
experiencing unfocused, negative and out-of-control feelings.
a. How long must symptoms last for to diagnose GAD?
A month
5. Panic Disorder is defined by repeated suffering of panic attacks: sudden episodes of
intense dread or sudden fear that come without warning.
a. What are some of the symptoms of a panic attack?
chest pain , racing hear beat, hard to breath
6. Phobias are persistent, irrational fears of specific objects, of specific objects, activities,
or situations.
a. Do you think you would have a problem with crossing the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge? yes
b. Why is avoiding your phobic behavior considered to be a form of reinforcement?
it makes you stronger
c. What is a fear that you currently have? Being in the house by myself
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Available at https://youtu.be/aX7jnVXXG5o or just youtube/google “Crash
Course Psychology 29”
1. Do you agree with Hank Green’s message regarding the
common yet inappropriate practice of people referring to
everyday behaviors as examples of psychological illness?
What’s an example of a time when you or someone you know
used one of these terms?
Yes, I agree with him because people do this a lot. I got mad
One time and someone told me I was bipolar
2. Anxiety Disorders are characterized not only by distressing, persistent anxiety but also
often by the Dysfunctional behavior that reduce that anxiety.
3. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by unwanted
repetitive thoughts (which become obsessions) and are
sometimes accompanied by actions (which become compulsion).
a. What is one of the examples Hank Green gives to demonstrate OCD?
If you don’t go to the kitchen right now your house will burn down
And you will die
4. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is defined continually tense and apprehensive,
experiencing unfocused, negative and out-of-control feelings.
a. How long must symptoms last for to diagnose GAD?
A month
5. Panic Disorder is defined by repeated suffering of panic attacks: sudden episodes of
intense dread or sudden fear that come without warning.
a. What are some of the symptoms of a panic attack?
chest pain , racing hear beat, hard to breath
6. Phobias are persistent, irrational fears of specific objects, of specific objects, activities,
or situations.
a. Do you think you would have a problem with crossing the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge? yes
b. Why is avoiding your phobic behavior considered to be a form of reinforcement?
it makes you stronger
c. What is a fear that you currently have? Being in the house by myself
This study source was downloaded by 100000858936669 from CourseHero.com on 01-17-2023 09:58:29 GMT -06:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/75466063/Crash-Course-Psychology-29-STU-OCD-and-Anxiety-Disordersdoc/
