Anxiety Disorders: Neurobiological Mechanisms, Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical Features

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Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for the reaction to immediate danger, such as hearing a gunshot?

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What is the nature of the Sympathetic Nervous System response, and why is it considered reflexive?

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What term describes the feeling of apprehension over an anticipated problem, often confused with fear?

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Which of the following are symptoms commonly associated with anxiety?

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During a panic attack, what occurs in the period leading up to the attack itself?

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What are the criteria for diagnosing Panic Disorder?

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What is a Specific Phobia characterized by?

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Specific Phobia symptoms are not better explained by which of the following?

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What disorder is characterized by a constant fear of social situations and being judged by others?

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Agoraphobia is often comorbid with which disorders and involves fear of what types of spaces?

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What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) characterized by?

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Separation Anxiety Disorder often stems from childhood and involves significant anxiety from what?

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According to the medical model, where do feelings of fear originate in the brain?

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What are the common treatments for anxiety according to the medical model?

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According to Cognitive Behavioral Theory, what is the origin of anxiety?

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What are some treatment methods used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety?

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What does Mowrer's Two-Factor Model explain about anxiety?

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How do people commonly deal with their anxiety according to behavioral observations?

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What do Analytic and Dynamic Theories suggest about the origin of anxiety?

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According to Humanism, what is at the heart of psychiatric illness and anxiety?

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What are some treatment methods used in Humanism for anxiety?

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What characterizes Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

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What are compulsions in the context of OCD?

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What are obsessions in the context of OCD?

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What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder characterized by?

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What is Trichotillomania characterized by?

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What is Hoarding Disorder characterized by?

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What is Excoriation Disorder characterized by?

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What do Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Theories suggest about mental disorders?

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What type of medication is commonly used in the biomedical approach to treat anxiety?

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What are the key characteristics of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

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What distinguishes Acute Stress Disorder from PTSD?

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What is unique about the classification of Reactive Attachment Disorder & Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder in the DSM?

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What characterizes Adjustment Disorder?

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What areas of the brain are focused on in the neurobiology etiology of stress disorders?

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What characterizes Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder?

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What are the criteria for diagnosing Major Depressive Disorder?

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What distinguishes Persistent Depressive Disorder from Major Depressive Disorder?

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What characterizes a manic episode in Bipolar Disorder?

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What are the criteria for diagnosing Bipolar 1 Disorder?

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What distinguishes Bipolar 2 Disorder from Bipolar 1 Disorder?

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What characterizes Cyclothymic Disorder?

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According to Psychoanalytic Etiology, what is at the heart of all depression?

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What does Aaron Beck's Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Etiology suggest about depression?

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What are cognitive biases in the context of mental health?

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What is selective abstraction in cognitive distortions?

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What is overgeneralization in cognitive distortions?

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What are the three areas of focus in cognitive treatment for depression?

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What are some prosocial activities recommended in behavior treatment for depression?

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What is the Monoamine Hypothesis in the context of depression?

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Why did we switch from 1st generation to 2nd generation antidepressants?

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What type of medication is commonly used as a mood stabilizer for Bipolar Disorder?

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What are some challenges associated with mood stabilizer medications?

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