DREXEL PSY 225 - Treatments for Anxiety Disorders

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Treatments for Anxiety Disorders:medication not recommended but antidepressants (Fluxotine) antianxiety (Alprozalam or imipramine)OCD- SSRI (zoloft) ->more usefulPTSD- benzodiazepines work to treat hyper arousal and anxiety while SSRIs help denial and avoidance symptomsCombination Therapy- medication & other interventionsTrichotillomania- hair pullingTreatment:1. Behavior Therapy- identify behaviors, what environments elicit hair pulling, develop strategies to provide sensory input, create reward system (rub stoneinstead=hand stimulation)Excoriation- skin pickingTreatment:1. CBT- helps child become aware of habit, antidepressants (SSRI)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)encompasses:1. Autistic Disorder2. Asperger's Disorder3. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder4. Rett's Disorder5. Pervasive Developmental DisordereCharacterized by 2 core domains1. deficits in social communications and social interaction2. restrictive repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activitiesAutism is conceptualized as more severe than Asperger's (DSMIV)Triad:1. social2. language3. behavior


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