Chapter 5 Vocab

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acute stress disorder

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a mental disorder marked by anxiety and dissociative symptoms following a traumatic experience

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agoraphobia

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a mental disorder marked by avoidance of places in which one might have an embarrassing or intense panic attack.

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anxiety

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an emotional state that occurs as a threatening vent draws close and is marked by aversive physical feelings, troublesome thoughts, and avoidance and other maladaptive behaviors

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anxiety sensitivity

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a risk factor for anxiety-related disorders involving fear of the potential dangerousness of one's physical symptoms

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anxiety-related disorder

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A mental disorder involving overwhelming worry, anxiety, or fear that interferes with a person's daily functioning.

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behavioral avoidance tests

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An assessment technique for anxiety-related disorders that measure how close one can approach a feared object or situation.

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behavioral inhibition

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a risk factor for anxiety-related disorders involving withdrawal from things that are unfamiliar or new.

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body dysmorphic disorder

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A disorder marked by excessive preoccupation with some perceived body flaw

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breathing retraining

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a treatment technique for physical anxiety symptoms that involves inhaling slowly and deeply through the nose and exhaling slowly through the mouth.

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catastrophizing

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a cognitive distortion involving the assumption that terrible but incorrect consequences will result from an event.

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cognitive distortions

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Irrational, inaccurate thoughts that people have about environmental events

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Cognitive therapy

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A treatment technique for cognitive symptoms of anxiety that involves helping a person think more realistically and develop a sense of control over anxious situations

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Compulsions

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Ongoing and bizarre ritualistic acts performed after an obsession to reduce arousal. These may involve checking, hand washing, ordering, counting, repeating words or phrases, or seeking reassurance from others.

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desensitization

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emotional processing

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a persons ability to think about a past anxiety-provoking event without significant anxiety.

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emotional reasoning

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A cognitive distortion involving the assumption that ones physical feelings reflect how things really are

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exercises

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exposure-based practices

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Treatment techniques for behavioral symptoms of anxiety that involve reintroducing a person to a situation he/she commonly avoids.

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fear

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An immediate and negative reaction to imminent threat that involves fright, increased arousal, and an overwhelming urge to escape.

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Flooding

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An exposure-based therapy technique involving exposure to, and eventual extinction of, ones most intense fear.

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Generalized anxiety disorder

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A mental disorder marked by constant worry about non dangerous situations and physical symptoms of tension

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informed consent

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The practice of educating potential clients about the therapy process, especially variables that might influence their decision to seek therapy.

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interoceptive exposure

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a treatment technique involving exposure to, and eventual control of, physical symptoms of anxiety

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mindfulness

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a therapy technique that emphasized how a person can accept symptoms but still function in a given situation.

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obsessions

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ongoing and bizarre ideas, thoughts, impulses, or images that a person cannot control

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Personality disorder marked by rigidity, perfectionism, and strong need for control

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panic attacks

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a brief episode of intense fear and physical symptoms that increases and decreases suddenly in intensity. these symptoms are often accompanied by worry about their dangerousness and negative consequences.

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panic disorder

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a mental disorder marked by ongoing and uncued panic attacks, worry about the consequences of these attacks, and, sometimes, agoraphobia

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post- traumatic stress disorder

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a mental disorder marked by a traumatic event and the re-experiencing of the event through unwanted memories, nightmares, flashbacks, and images.

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psychoeducation

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a treatment technique that involves educating a person about the physical, cognitive, and behavioral components of anxiety or other problems and how these components occur in sequence for that person.

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relaxation training

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a treatment technique for physical anxiety symptoms that may involve having a person tense and release (relax) different muscle groups

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response (or ritual) prevention

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a treatment technique for obsessive-compulsive disorder involving exposure to an obsession such as thoughts of dirty hands without engaging in a related compulsion such as hand washing

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school refusal behavior

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a child-motivated refusal to attend school and/or difficulties remaining in classes for an entire day.

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separation anxiety disorder

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a mental disorder marked by extreme and developmentally inappropriate distress when separation from home or close family members occurs or is anticipated.

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social phobia

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a mental disorder marked by panic attacks in, and avoidance of, situations involving performance before others or possible negative evaluation

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systematic

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thought-action fusion

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a risk factor for obsessive-compulsive disorder involving a belief that thinking something is the same as doing it.

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worry

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a largely cognitive construct that refers to concern about possible future threat.

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worry exposure

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a treatment technique for generalized anxiety disorder involving extensive concentration on an anxious thought and alternatives to the worst-case scenario