Abnormal Psychology - Chapter 6

Front 1

define anxiety

Back 1

the unpleasant feeling of fear and apprehension

Front 2

name anxiety's two major components

Back 2

- the physiological

- the cognitive

Front 3

anxiety tends to be _________-focused

Back 3

future

(emphasis is on things that could happen)

Front 4

anxiety and worry can be reinforced by these two things

Back 4

- the avoidance of feared outcomes

- possible experiences that never happen

Front 5

anxiety disorders tend to be _____________

Back 5

comorbid

Front 6

the most common psychological disorders in Canada are:

Back 6

anxiety disorders

Front 7

name some symptoms of anxiety that create a problem

Back 7

- chronic

- relatively intense

- role impairment

- causing stress for self/others

Front 8

anxiety disorders are more common in what gender?

Back 8

women

(almost 1 in 5 women 15-24 years old have a one-year prevalence)

Front 9

define phobia

Back 9

fear and avoidance of objects or situations that do not present any real danger

Front 10

define panic disorder

Back 10

panic attacks involving other physiological symptoms like dizziness, rapid heart rate, trembling, feelings of terror and feelings of impending doom

Front 11

separation anxiety is:

Back 11

the anxiety that results from not having contact or the possibility of losing contact with attachment figures

Front 12

disrupting, fear-mediated avoidance that is out of proportion to the danger actually posed and is recognized by the sufferer as groundless. What is this disorder?

Back 12

phobia

Front 13

how do we name phobias?

Back 13

the suffix phobia is preceded by a greek word for the feared object or situation

(derived from the greek god phobus, who frightened his enemies)