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Intro to Psychology (PSYC101): Module 41: Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD

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Anxiety disorders involve excessive fear or anxiety that disrupts daily life. Generalized anxiety disorder causes chronic tension and worry, while panic disorder features sudden, intense episodes of fear accompanied by physical symptoms and ongoing concern about future attacks.

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psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

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Definition

anxiety disorders

psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

panic disorder

an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person may experience terror and accompanying chest ...

phobias

an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

a disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions), actions (compulsions), or both

obsessions

intrusive thoughts that are unwanted and seemingly unending

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Intro to Psychology (PSYC101): Module 41: Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD
TermDefinition

anxiety disorders

psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

panic disorder

an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person may experience terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations; followed by worry over a possible next panic attack

phobias

an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

a disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions), actions (compulsions), or both

obsessions

intrusive thoughts that are unwanted and seemingly unending

compulsions

behaviors often in response to compulsions

For example: someone with a germ obsession may have compulsions to clean

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, hypervigilance, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience