Module 41: Anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD

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what percentage of people will develop PTSD after a traumatic event

5 to 10 percent

panic disorder:

An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations; affects about 3 percent

The anterior cingulate cortex is MOST likely to be hyperactive in people who suffer from:

OCD

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience

panic disorder

a person experiences panic attacks-sudden episodes of intense dread- and fears the next episode

generalized anxiety disorder

a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

phobias:

a person is intentionally and irrationally afraid of something

The textbook suggests that people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a more sensitive emotion-processing limbic system than other people do. Based on this information, the function of the _____ may be different among people with PTSD than among other people.

amygdala

obsessive-compulsive disorder

an anxiety disorder in which a person has recurrent obsessions and/or compulsions

agoraphobia

fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one has felt loss of control and panic

The link between conditioned fear and general anxiety helps explain why anxious people are _____ to possible threats

hypervigilant

anxiety disorders:

psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

_____ occurs when a person who is attacked by a fierce dog later develops a fear of all dogs.

stimulus generalization

OCD is more common among...

teens and young adults than older people

people with generalized anxiety disorder are:

two thirds women


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