Mental Health CH 12

severe fear, helplessness, horror that occurs within 1 month of exposure to extreme stress

anxiety disorder characterized by fear of being in places or situation in which escape might be difficult or embarrassing or in which help may not be avaliable should an anxiety attack occur

drugs prescribed, usually on a short-term basis, to reduce anxiety

a state of fellin apprehension, uneasiness, uncertainty, or dread; results from real or perceived threat whose actual source is unknown or unrecognized

unconsious intrapsychic processes used to ward off anxiety by prefventing concious awarenss of threatening feelings (repression, projection, sublimation, denial,and regressions)

A reaction to specific danger

anxiety disorder characterized by excessive anxiety or worry about numerous things, lasting for 6 months or more

occurs in the normal experience of every day living

selective inattention and some diminished thinking although learning and problem soving can still occur. S/S: tension, pounding heart, increased pulse and respiration, perspiration, gastric dicomfort, headace urinary urgency, voice tremors, and shaking

produces disorganiztion of the personality , loss of rational thought, and inability to communicate along with specific physiological changes

an anxiety disorder in which panic attacks are the key feature

anxiety disorder characterized by persistent reexperiencing of a highly traumatic event that involved acutal or threatened death or serious injury to self or others to which the individual responded with intesne fear, helplessness, or horror

a phobia of an interpersonal nature, such as fear of public speaking, fear of eating in front of others, or fear of writing or performing in public

fear and avoidance of a single object situation, or activity; very common in the gernal population