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Anxiety Disorders Chapter 18 Section 2

Anxiety Disorders Chapter 18 Section 2. What is Anxiety? Anxiety- A psychological state characterized by tension and apprehension, foreboding, and dread

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Anxiety Disorders

Chapter 18

Section 2

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What is Anxiety?

• Anxiety- A psychological state characterized by tension and apprehension, foreboding, and dread.

• Anxiety refers to a general state of dread or uneasiness that occurs in response to a vague or imagined danger.

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Physical Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety

• Trembling

• Sweating

• Rapid Heart Rate

• Shortness of Breath

• Increased blood pressure

• Flushed Face

• Feelings of faintness or light headedness

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Types of Anxiety Disorders

• Phobic Disorder• Panic Disorders and

Agoraphobia• Generalized Anxiety Disorder• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder• Stress Disorders

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Phobic Disorder• Phobia- an excessive, irrational fear out of

proportion to the actual danger. • Most common Anxiety disorder• The most common phobias are:

• Zoophobia- a fear of animals• Claustrophobia- a fear of enclosed

spaces• Acrophobia- a fear of heights• Arachnophobia- a fear of spiders• Hematophobia- a fear of blood• Aviaphobia- a fear of air travel• Social Phobia- a fear of social situations

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Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

• Panic Attack- an episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and other frightening sensations, such as chest pain, rapid heartbeat, or choking.

• Agoraphobia- a fear of crowded, public places.

• Most people with Agoraphobia have panic attacks

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Obsessions are unwanted thoughts, ideas, or mental images that occur over and over again.

• Compulsions are repetitive ritual behaviors, often involving checking or cleaning something.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder refers to

intense, persistent feelings of anxiety that are caused an experience so traumatic that it would produce stress in almost anyone.

• Symptoms:– Flashbacks– Nightmares– Numberness of feelings– Aviodance of stimuli associated with the trauma

– Increased tension

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Writing Prompt

• You are an armed soldier in Iraq and a 10-year-old boy is about to throw a grenade at your squad that could kill or wound at least five or six of your fellow soldiers. Would you shoot the boy? Why or why not?

• http://www.pbs.org/pov/soldiersofconscience/video_classroom1.php#.U4N0H_0x8YU

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Questions to answer

• What parameters (who, when, why, how) would you set around killing in wartime?

• How would your justification for taking human life apply to the issue of capital punishment?

• What is your position on killing in war? Explain your argument. Does your position change in response to certain wars (Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, World War II, etc.)?

• If our country is attacked, how should we defend our families and ourselves?