Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders:  is a group of conditions where the primary symptoms are anxiety of defenses against anxiety

-the patient fears something awful will happen to them

-they are in a state of intense apprehension, uneasiness, uncertainty, or fear

Phobias: A person who experiences sudden episodes of intense dread

-Must be irrational fear

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): An anxiety disorder in which a person is continuously tense, apprehensive and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

Panic Disorder: An anxiety disorder marked by a minute-long episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, and other frightening sensations

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): persistent unwanted thoughts cause someone to feel the need to engage in a particular action

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Flashbacks or nightmares following a person's involvement in or observation of an extremely stressful event

-memories of the event cause anxiety

Somatoform Disorders: occurs when a person manifests a psychological problem through a physiological symptom

 

TWO TYPES

Hydrochodriasis: has frequent physical complaints for which medical doctors are unable to locate the cause

-like a headache would seem like a indicative symptom to a severe illness
Conversion Disorders: report the existence of severe physical problems with no biological reason