PPT-Anxiety Disorders Anxiety or Anxiety Disorder?

anxiety aNGˈzīədē A feeling of worry nervousness or unease typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome D esire to do something typically accompanied by unease. Chapter 6. Anxiety Disorders. . Def: . behaviors . that include phobias, obsessions, compulsions and extreme worry. People with an anxiety disorder share a pre-occupation with , or persistent avoidance of thoughts or situations that provoke fear or anxiety, and frequently have a negative impact on aspects of a person’s life.. Andel. V. . Nicasio. , . MSEd. University of Central Florida. 7936 Child Psychopathology . October 23, 2013. Illustrate . the . historical evolution . of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Review the DSM-5 taxonomy for GAD. - Battista . Mantuanus. Psychological Disorder. Psychological . disorder. – a psychological condition characterized by behaviors and/or thinking patterns that are UMAD. Unjustifiable. - irrational, doesn’t make sense to most people. Anxiety. Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety – general state of dread or uneasiness in response to imagined danger. Most common type of mental illness in US. Affects 40 million Americans annually. Generalized Anxiety Disorder – continuous or generalized anxiety. Kheradmand. . M.D.. Assistant Professor . of . Shahid. . Beheshti. Medical University. When does anxiety become a disorder?. Anxiety is a normal human response to objects, situations or events that are threatening. What could possibly go wrong?. The brain is billions of times more complex than a rocket ship – how does it not go wrong more often?. Why does it tend to go wrong in specific . categorizable. ways?. WHEN IS IT A DISORDER?. World Health Organization (WHO) reports (2008) that some 450 million people suffer from mental or behavioral disorders.. Psychological disorders are patterns of thoughts, feelings or behaviors that are deviant, distressful, and . Agoraphobia. Social Phobia. Specific Phobia. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. (PTSD & Acute Stress Disorder. ). Panic Attack . (not a diagnosis). A. Discrete period of intense fear or discomfort, in which 4 or more of the following develop abruptly and reach a peak within 10 minutes. Definition. Normal anxiety. Anxiety symptom. Anxiety disorders. generalized anxiety disorder. panic disorder . phobias. obsessive compulsive disorder. acute stress and post traumatic stress disorders. Ruchi Tewari. Assistant Professor (AC). Department of Psychology. Uttarakhand Open University. Anxiety is a normal emotion.. It’s your brain’s way of reacting to stress and alerting us of potential danger ahead.. The . . 1 . (2 words). proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a . 2 . …. Thomas . Szasz. and others argue against this model, contending that psychological problems are “problems in living”, rather than psychological problems.. = deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.. Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). = a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms; extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.. Anxiety disorders areThey are characterized by persistent, irrational, and overwhelming worry, fear, and anxiety that interfere with daily activities. These are real disorders that affect how the brai ANXIETY DISORDERS KEY FACTSNine to 15 percent of U.S. childrentoms that interfere with their day-1996; Bernstein and Shaw, 1997).Up to 15 percent of female and 6percent of male children and adoles-der