3/16 Anxiety Disorders--Mod 66

Come up with a definition and an example of each of the following anxiety disorders:

G.A.D.
Panic Disorder
Phobias--Focus on Social Anxiety Disorder and Agoraphobia
OCD
PTSD

Explain the effects of each on anxiety:

Classical and Operant Conditioning

Observational Learning

Cognition

Evolution—natural selection

Genes—genetic makeup.  

Explain the studies on serotonin and glutamate

Explain the role of the anterior cingulate cortex on anxiety like OCD

PSYCH 1 – Anxiety Disorders

Instructions: Below are 4 case studies of different persons suffering from different forms of mental disorders. Your task is to state or describe what disorder you think each person is suffering from based on the case study.

Case Study 1

Zelda is extremely concerned with cleanliness. In fact, before she retires at night, she goes through a cleaning ritual of her clothes and body that sometimes lasts for up to 2 hours. If she misses a step in the ritual or performs part of it imperfectly, she starts the ritual all over again.

Case Study 2

Alex periodically suffers from extremely high levels of anxiety but he cannot pinpoint the source or otherwise say why he is so anxious. He is terrified at times, his heart often races, he feels wobbly, and has difficulty concentrating.

Case Study 3

Terry complains that he is experiencing recurrent episodes of lightheadedness, rapid breathing, and dizziness, especially as he attempts to leave his house. The symptoms have become so severe that, in fact, he is leaving his house less and less frequently. He now only goes the grocery store in the company of his sister. Once in the store, he checks immediately for the exits and windows.

Case Study 4

Bob complains that he is experiencing high levels of anxiety based on his experiences in the War.  He thought it was localized to just experiencing loud noises or the sound of aircraft overhead (primarily helicopters), but also recently broke down while walking past the child care room at his local department store where he could hear children shrieking and crying.  Bob is fearful of being around these type of places and has just added the department store to his list of places that he won’t go to.