ANXIETY
DISORDERS
Martha Kairu
,Objectives
By the end of the lesson, the learner should
be able to:-
Define anxiety
Differentiate between anxiety and fear
Theories explaining anxiety.
Describe the types of anxiety disorders in
terms of criteria of diagnosis, signs and
symptoms, factors associated with each and
the management.
, Introduction
Anxiety vs Fear
Fear: acute, immediate response to suddenly
appearing, imminent danger (proximal
threats)
Fear involves subjective feelings of
apprehension and objective physiological
changes such as rapid heart beat, muscle
tremor etc in preparation for flight or fight
tendencies.
DISORDERS
Martha Kairu
,Objectives
By the end of the lesson, the learner should
be able to:-
Define anxiety
Differentiate between anxiety and fear
Theories explaining anxiety.
Describe the types of anxiety disorders in
terms of criteria of diagnosis, signs and
symptoms, factors associated with each and
the management.
, Introduction
Anxiety vs Fear
Fear: acute, immediate response to suddenly
appearing, imminent danger (proximal
threats)
Fear involves subjective feelings of
apprehension and objective physiological
changes such as rapid heart beat, muscle
tremor etc in preparation for flight or fight
tendencies.
