Psychologie Selectie Utrecht - Anxiety Disorders (2.4)
Anxiety - answer>>>chronic fear without the presence of a threat.
anxiety disorder - answer>>>when anxiety becomes so severe that it disrupts
functioning
tachycardia - answer>>>rapid heart rate
hypertension - answer>>>high blood pressure
physiological stress reactions for anxiety disorders - answer>>>- hypertension (high
blood pressure)
- tachycardia (rapid heart rate)
- nausea
- breathing difficulties
- sleep disturbances,
- high glucocorticoid levels
Generalized anxiety disorder - answer>>>characterized by extreme feelings of anxiety
and worry about a large number of different activities or events.
Specific phobias - answer>>>a strong fear or anxiety about particular objects (e.g.,
birds, spiders) or situations (e.g., enclosed spaces, darkness).
A person with a phobia will usually try to avoid those specific objects or situations that
are anxiety producing.
Agoraphobia - answer>>>the pathological fear of public places and open spaces.
Although it might be considered as a specific phobia (see above), it is generally
considered to be more incapacitating than most specific phobias and is, thus, treated as
a separate diagnostic category in the DSM-5.
Panic disorder - answer>>>characterized by recurrent rapid-onset attacks of extreme
fear and severe symptoms of stress (e.g., choking, heart palpitations, shortness of
breath).
Anxiety - answer>>>chronic fear without the presence of a threat.
anxiety disorder - answer>>>when anxiety becomes so severe that it disrupts
functioning
tachycardia - answer>>>rapid heart rate
hypertension - answer>>>high blood pressure
physiological stress reactions for anxiety disorders - answer>>>- hypertension (high
blood pressure)
- tachycardia (rapid heart rate)
- nausea
- breathing difficulties
- sleep disturbances,
- high glucocorticoid levels
Generalized anxiety disorder - answer>>>characterized by extreme feelings of anxiety
and worry about a large number of different activities or events.
Specific phobias - answer>>>a strong fear or anxiety about particular objects (e.g.,
birds, spiders) or situations (e.g., enclosed spaces, darkness).
A person with a phobia will usually try to avoid those specific objects or situations that
are anxiety producing.
Agoraphobia - answer>>>the pathological fear of public places and open spaces.
Although it might be considered as a specific phobia (see above), it is generally
considered to be more incapacitating than most specific phobias and is, thus, treated as
a separate diagnostic category in the DSM-5.
Panic disorder - answer>>>characterized by recurrent rapid-onset attacks of extreme
fear and severe symptoms of stress (e.g., choking, heart palpitations, shortness of
breath).
