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30 Cards in this Set
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feelings of uncertainty, uneasiness, apprehension or tension that a person experiences in response to an UNKOWN object or situation
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ANXIETY
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Body's physiologic and emotional response to a KNOWN or RECOGNIZED danger
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FEAR
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Clinical symptoms of anxiety
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vertigo, lightheadedness, blurred vision, insomnia, DILATED PUPILS; withdrawal, depression, irritability, crying, ANGER; pacing, inability to sit still, nervous habits, PTSD; inability to concentrate
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complete disruption of the ability to perceive takes place, Disintegration of the personality occurs as person becomes IMMOBILIZED, DIFFICULTY VERBALIZING, UNABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, UNABLE TO FOCUS ON REALITY.
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Panic state of anxiety
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Three types of panic attack
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unexpected, situational, situationally predisposing
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Unexpected panic attack
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occur without warning and for no discernable reason
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Situational panic attack
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occur in response to specific environmental stimuli or events that are anxiety producing
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situationally predisposing panic attack
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an attack with the likelihood or potential to reoccur when individuals anxiety level increases
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Clinical symptoms of panic attacks
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Fear of dying, chills or hot flashes
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Diagnostic characteristics of panic attack
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period of intense fear or discomfort, evidence of at least four clinical symptoms, sudden onset of symptoms, peaking within 10 minutes
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Agoraphobia
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fear of being alone in public places from which the person thinks escape would be difficult or help would be unavailable if he or she was incapacitiated
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5 subtypes of phobias
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animal, natural environment, blood-injection-injury, situation, and other
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Astrophobia
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fear of storms, lightning or thunder
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autophobia
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fear of being alone
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aviophobia
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fear of flying
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claustrophobia
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fear of enclosed spaces
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entomophobia
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fear of insects
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hematophobia
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fear of blood
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hydrophobia
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fear of water
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necrophobia
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fear of dead bodies
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ophodiophobia
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fear of snakes
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pathophobia
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fear of disease
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pyrophobia
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fear of fire
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zoophobia
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fear of animals
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unrealized or excessive anxiety or worry occurring more days than not in a 6-month period. Individual is unable to control the worry
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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six symptoms of GAD
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restlessness, fatigue, impaired concentration, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance.
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obsessions
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intrusive THOUGHTS
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compulsions
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repetitious, uncontrollable but seemingly purposeful ACT to prevent some future event or situation
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Fourth most common mental health disorder in the world
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OCD
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Age OCD can begin
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2 but onset mostly seen in 20s.
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