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anxiety
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apprehension, worry (problem)
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fear
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immediate danger
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anxiety disorder
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7 forms
1. specific phobia 2. social phobia 3. panic disorder 4. GAD 5. OCD 6. PTSD 7. acute stress disorder |
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phobia
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fear of object/situation, disproportionate to danger
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specific phobia
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fear of objects, situation
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comorbidity
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2 + coexisting conditions
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social phobia
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fear of people, social scrutiny
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panic disorder
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anxiety about panic attacks
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panic attack
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intense worry
suicidal thoughts dizziness chest pain choking labored breathing (may include) depersonalization derealization |
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depersonalization
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out-of-body sensation
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derealization
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world feels unreal
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agoraphobia
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Greek marketplace, idea of being trapped should anxiety occur
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GAD
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global anxiety (6 months)
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OCD
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o: stream of unpleasant thoughts, images
c: behavior, mental rituals |
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PTSD
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aftermath of tragedy
relives experience avoids stimuli arousal |
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acute stress disorder
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sister of PTSD (less than 4 weeks)
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subthreshold sx
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under-criteria for dx (PDD)
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fear circuit
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brain structures involved with fear, anxiety
amygdala (temporal lobe) hypothalamus olfactory bulbs thalamus cingulate gyrus hippocampus parahippocampus gyrus basal ganglia caudate nucleus |
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anxiolytics
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sedatives, tranquilizers, reduce anxiety
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benzodiazepines
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Valium, Zanax
(Diazepam, Alprazolam) GABA no OCD |
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(tricylic) antidepressants
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Tofranil
Imipramine dopamine, norephinephrine no phobias, acute stress |
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SSRI
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Clomipramine (Anafril)
used for OCD serotonin, norepinephrine |
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beta blockers
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block adrenaline
anxiety |
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locus ceruleus
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brain norepinephrine
panic disorder |
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fear of fear hypothesis
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agoraphobia, influenced by negative thoughts about places where panic attack can occur
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panic control therapy
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exposure, educated to counterract panic sx
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thought suppression
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eliminate intrusive thoughts
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ERP (exposure and ritual prevention)
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exposed to obsession, informed to halt ritual
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nonverbal memories
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memories formed sensory stimuli, external events
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dissociation
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any escape as means of defense mechanism
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imaginal exposure
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visualize trauma scene
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EMDR (eye movement desentization)
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visual trauma imagery
finger guide to replace - thoughts with + ones |
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CISD (critical incident stress debriefing)
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within 72 hours, assess immediately
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somatoform disorders
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psych issues become physical,
Greek for "body" |
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pain disorders
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pain rooted in psychological problem
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malingering
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fakes disability for reward (work excuse)
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la belle indifference
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hypoconcern for reported sx
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factitious disorder
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faux sx
unclear motivation |
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body dysmorphic disorder
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appearance concern
imagined, exaggerated |
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hypochondriasis
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6 months
fear of serious disease |
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somatization disorder
Pierre Briquet |
polyyear complaints
4 pain sx 1 sex sx 1 fake neuro sx |
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conversion disorder
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sensory, motor sx
(may) anesthesia (loss of sensation) |
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blindsight
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missing cells in visual cortex
patients can see unconscious of their sight ability |
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dissociative disorders
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separation of an aspect of mind
4 types amnesia fugue depersonalization DID (multiple) "autopilot" |
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dissociate amnesia
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memory loss
stressful experience |
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explicit memory
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conscious (active) recall
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implicit memory
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unconscious (passive) recall
procedure |
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dissociate fugue
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to flee
new identity memory loss |
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depersonalization disorder
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loss of sense of self
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DID
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multiple personality disorder
alters |
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behavioral medicine
health psychology |
psych's impact on health illness, disease
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allostatic load
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impact of stress on the body
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psychoneuroimmunology
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psychological factors impact the immune system
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cytokines
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immune cellular communication proteins
HPA axis B & T cells |
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interleukin
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type of cytokine
IL 1, 6 pro-inflammatory |
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cardiovascular disorders
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diseases of the heart
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essential hypertension
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high blood pressure
no biological cause |
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Type A behavior
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achievement/pressure
time urgency/impatience hostility |
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angina pectoris
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chest pain
ischemia |
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myocardial infarcation
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heart attack
permanent damage |
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metabolic syndrome
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obesity, insulin resistance, high blood pressure
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CHD
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coronary heart disease
angina or MI |
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ashthma
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narrow air passages
wheezing attacks |
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AIDS
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HIV virus
immune compromised opportunistic |
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biofeedback
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training humans to listen, recognize body signals
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community psychology
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prevention
seek out civilian problems |
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stress management
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arousal reduction
cognitive restructing behavioral-skills training environment-change approach |