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Anxiety
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an emotional state characterized by physiological arousal, unpleasant feelings of tension, and a sense of apprehension or foreboding.
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Anxiety disorders
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A class of psychological disorders characterized by excessive or maladaptive anxiety reactions.
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Panic Disorders
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A type of anxiety disorder characterized by repeated episodes of intense anxiety or panic. (Occurance, unexpected)
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Agoraphobia
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an excessive fear of being in public places.
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Specific Phobia
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a phobia that is specific to a particular object or situation.
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Social Phobia
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Excessive fear of social interactions or situations.
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Two-factor model
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A theoretical model that accounts for the development of phobic reactions on the basis of classical and operant conditioning. (O. Hobart Mowrer.
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Systematic Desensitization
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A behavior therapy technique for overcoming phobias by means of exposure to progresively more fearful stimuli while remaining deeply relaxed.
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Fear-stimulus hierarchy.
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An ordered series of increasingly fearful stimuli.
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Gradual Exposure
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In behavior therapy, a method of overcoming fears through a stepwise process of exposure to increasingly fearful stimuli in imagination or in real-life situations.
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Flooding
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A behavior therapy techinque for overcoming fears by means of exposure to high levels of fear-inducing stimuli.
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Virtual reality therapy
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A form of exposure therapy involving the presentation of phobic stimuli in a virtual reality enviroment.
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Cognitive Restructuring
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A cognitive therapy method that involves replacing irrational thoughts with rational alternatives.
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Obessive-compulsive disorder
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A type of anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent obsessions, compulsions or both.
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Compulsion
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a repetitive or ritualistic behavior that the person feels compelled to perform.
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Genralized anxiety disorder (GAD)
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A type of anxiety disorder characterized by general feelingsof dread and foreboding and heightened states of bodily arousal. (Free floating)W WORRIERS
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Acute stress disorder (ASD)
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A traumatic stress reaction ocurring during the month following exposure to a traumatic event.
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Posttraumatic stress disorder
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A prolonged maladaptive reaction to a traumatic experience. PTSD may persist for months, years or even decades.
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Eye movement desenitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
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A controversial form of therapy for PTSD that involves eye tracking of a visual target while holding images of the traumatic experience in mind.
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