ANXIETY

DISORDER
S

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Both anxiety and fear
can involve arousal,
or sympathetic
nervous system
activity
an absence of anxiety is
a problem,
a little anxiety is
adaptive, and a lot of
anxiety is detrimental
Specific Phobias
A specific phobia is a disproportionate fear caused by a specific
object or situation, such as fear of flying, fear of snakes, and fear
of heights
Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety Social anxiety

disorder is a disorder generally
persistent, begins during
adolescence, when
unrealistically intense
social interactions
fear of social
become more
situations that might important.
involve being
scrutinized by, or even Without treatment,
just exposed to, social anxiety
unfamiliar people disorder tends to be
chronic
Panic Disorder
Panic disorder is characterized by
frequent panic attacks that are unrelated to
specific situations
and by worry about having more panic
attacks
Panic Disorder Other symptoms that may occur
during a panic attack include:

Depersonalization
(a feeling of being outside one’s body)

Derealization
(a feeling of the world’s not being real)
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The central feature of generalized
anxiety disorder(GAD) is worry.
people with GAD are persistently
worried, often about minor things.
GAD typically begins in adolescence,
though many people who have GAD
report having had a tendency to worry
all their lives. Once it develops, GAD is
often chronic

The term worry refers to the

cognitive tendency to chew on a
problem and to be unable to let go
of it

(Mennin, Heimberg, & Turk, 2004)

Genetic Factors: Are Genes a Diathesis for Anxiety Disorders?

Twin studies suggest a heritability of 20–40 percent for specific phobias,

social anxiety disorder, GAD and PTSD, and about 50 percent for panic
disorder

(Hettema, Neale, & Kendler, 2001; True, Rice, Eisen, et al., 1993).

Some genes may elevate risk for several different types

of anxiety disorder, while others may elevate risk for a specific type
of anxiety disorder

(Hettema, Prescott, Myers, et al., 2005).

For example, having a family member with a phobia

increases the risk of developing not only a phobia but also other anxiety
disorders

(Kendler et al., 2001)

Neurobiological Factors
anxiety disorders seem
to be related to poor
functioning of the
serotonin system
(Chang, Cloak, & Ernst,
2003; M. B. Stein, 1998)

and higher-than-normal
levels of norepinephrine
(Geracioti, Baker, Ekhator,
et al., 2001)
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