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Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 18
Section 2
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.
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
Types of Anxiety Disorders
• Phobic Disorder• Panic Disorders and
Agoraphobia• Generalized Anxiety Disorder• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder• Stress Disorders
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
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
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.
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
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
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?