PPT-Specific Phobia: Anxiety Disorder

DSMV Diagnostic Criteria A Marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation in children the fear or anxiety may be expressed by crying tantrums freezing or clinging B The phobic object or situation almost always provokes immediate fear or anxiety. Anxiety represents a core phenomenon around which considerable psychiatric theory has been organized.. Anxiety. . refers to brain states elicited by signals that predict impending but not immediately present danger. Anxiety involves sustained change in the brain, manifest when a threat is still relatively removed from the organism in a spatial or temporal context.. C. I. F. C. I. P. H. O. B. I. A. Rosanna Scott. DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria. Marked. fear/anxiety about specific object/situation.. in children this fear/anxiety may be expressed by crying, tantrums, freezing, or clinging.. . Anxiety disorders:. (Simple phobia). Definition:. A. . Marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable, cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation (e.g., flying, heights, animals, receiving an injection, seeing blood). . AlHanouf AlSalloum. 131220278. Phobia:. I. s one of the anxiety disorder according DSM-5 category. A. phobia is a situation of fear during an activity, or thing that causes the person to want to avoid it.. Lesson objectives. Learn what an anxiety disorder is, focusing on Specific Phobia. Understand the biological contributing factors to phobias and the ways to manage phobias. Study design dot point. application . 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. Necessary Information . from Clinical Interview . Current and past history of anxiety. Feelings of:. derealization, . depersonalization, or . emotional numbing . Fears of:. Losing control, or. Going crazy. 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. Social Anxiety Disorder. Also known as “social phobia”. Described as an:. Intense, irrational fear of evaluation, humiliation and social interactions. Most common of anxiety disorders. Can really limit a person’s ability to interact with other members of society. Specific Phobia. Dr. Aparna Pathak. A specific phobia is an unrealistic or extreme fear of a specific situation, object, or setting. For example, one may have a fear of medical or dental visits, heights, flying, elevators, germs, or spiders.. Dr. . nasirian. Anxiety disorders are among the . most prevalent . mental disorders in the general population. . Nearly . 30 million . persons are affected in the United States, with . women. affected . UNIT 2DISORDERS OF ANXIETY, FEAR, PANIC, AND OBSESSIONS-I*Structure2.0Introduction2.1Difference Among Fear, Panic, and Anxiety2.2Clinical Features of Phobia2.3Why do Phobias Develop?2.4Treatment of Ph 2 Development of an inventory to measure specific phobi a of vomiting (emetophobia) . A Specific Phobia of Vomiting or emetophobia is a clinical condition characterised by a preoccupation with The term “anxiety” is defined as diffused, vague, and very unpleasant feeling, sense of fear and apprehension about possible dangers.. Symptoms of anxiety . are nervousness, tension, dizziness, frequent urination, defecation, heart palpitation, breathlessness, sweating, trembling, worry and apprehension, sleeplessness, difficulty in concentrating, hyper vigilance.