9/3/20081Feeling nervous?Chapter 4-Anxiety DisordersClass Objectives:Discuss the paper guidelinesHow are anxiety, fear and panic similar? Different?What is GAD?Abnormal Psychology (PSY 210)Position PaperThis assignment will require each student to form a position on a topic and provide research to support their position. This paper should not a platform for you to voice your personal beliefs about the topicOur experiences are NOT scientifically-based and therefore have no place in a research paper.9/3/20082Paper guidelinesSection Zero: (5 points) September 16thBibliography Summary: (5 points) October 30th‐ The bibliography page must be submitted for instructor review. ‐ A minimum of FOUR (4) academic references must appear in your paperSection One (Introduction): (5 points)Section Two (Discussion): (10 points)Section Three (Research Section): (15 points)Section Four (Summation): (5 points)Format (5 points)Pre-Approved Paper Topics:Generalized anxiety disorderSocial anxiety disorderPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Social PhobiaSpecific Phobia- (Select one ONLY)Dissociative Identity DisorderDissociative FugueDissociative Identity DisorderDepressionBipolar DisorderEating Disorder- (Select one ONLY)Gender Identity DisorderPersonality Disorders- (Select one ONLY)Due November 6thWhat is Anxiety?As college students, you have probably experienced anxiety…How would you describe it?9/3/20083True or False?There is only one type of anxiety disorder. ____________________Anxiety disorders often occur with other illnesses. ______________Most people successfully take control of the symptoms of anxiety disorders by sheer willpower and personal strength. _______________________Anxiety disorders are rare. ____________________Anxiety disorders are part of your personality. They can't be changed. __________________Women and men are affected by anxiety disorders at the same rates. __________________________When does anxiety strike?_________________________________________________Research has shown that people perform better when they are anxious (Yerkes & Dodson, 1908).‐ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Example?_______________________________When does it become TOO much anxiety?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________When does it become a disorder?When we begin to examine “anxiety disorders” we’re talking about ____________________________________.9/3/20084Anxiety DisordersThese are disorders in which _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Anxiety disorders involve clinically significant distress and impairment in daily function:‐ Phobias‐ Panic disorder‐ Generalized anxiety disorder‐ Obsessive-compulsive disorderAre anxiety and fear the same thing?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Fear is an _____________________________________________to current danger with the desire to escape the situation (Barlow, Brown et al, 1994). Fear activates our (autonomic nervous system) ‐ “Fight or Flight response” for emergency reactions.“OK, try not to panic!!”Fear is closely associate with panic which is a sudden ________________________________________When panic is experienced, the intense fear and discomfort can produce a number of physical symptoms.What does a panic attack look like?_______________________________________________________________________________________________9/3/20085Panic AttacksPanic attacks are often mistaken for heart attacks due to _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2.4 million American adults experience a panic attack each year and __________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Genetic VulnerabilityThere is increasing evidence that suggests that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________Is there a single “anxiety” gene that is responsible? __________________________As with almost all psychological disorders, ______________________________________________________________________________9/3/20086Is my BRAIN to blame?!___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-such as depleted levels of GABA.Could my environment make me anxious?Research suggests that our environment can change the sensitivity of our brain circuits, making you ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ can also trigger our biological and psychological vulnerabilities to anxieties.Generalized Anxiety Disorder(GAD)Chapter 4- Anxiety Disorders9/3/20087Worry Much?People with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) go through the day filled with __________________________________________________‐ even though there is little or nothing to provoke it. GAD is an anxiety disorder characterized by _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‐ This worry is distressing and unproductive.Chronic Worry. Sometimes just the thought of getting through the day produces anxiety.‐ They anticipate disaster and are overly concerned about health issues, money, family problems, or difficulties at work. GADGeneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is associated with “_________________________ ____________________________________________‐ GAD focuses this worry onto everyday life eventsGAD is accompanied by symptoms of ________________________________________________________________________________________9/3/20088Diagnosing GADTo meet criteria for this disorder the persistent, excessive worry must be present for at _________________________________________‐ The anxiety must also be very difficult to control or turn off- “_____________________________________”At least ________ of these symptoms must be present for