Mood Disorders- Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety and _________ behaviors are the key features of the various Anxiety Disorders.

AVOIDANCE

Panic Disorder can occur with or without _______________ and involves the presence of one or more panic attacks.

AGORAPHOBIA

Panic attacks are characterized by palpitations, sweating, chest pain and de-realization and are often accompanied by a sense of __________ or urge to escape.

DOOM

While the panic attacks associated with Panic Disorder are always _________________, the attacks that accompany other Anxiety Disorder may be either unexpected, situationally bound, or situationally predisposed.

UNEXPECTED

Agoraphobia can occur with or without ______________.

PANIC ATTACKS

Agoraphobia is characterized by anxiety about being in situations in which _______________ might not be possible or where help might not be available.

ESCAPE

__________________ is generally considered the treatment-of-choice for Agoraphobia.

IN VIVO EXPOSURE WITH RESPONSE PREVENTION (FLOODING)

In the treatment of Agoraphobia, ______________ drugs (especially imipramine) have been found useful.

ANTI-DEPRESSANT

_______________ Phobia involves a marked fear of a specific object or situation (e.g. fear of dogs or elevators) while Social Phobia is characterized by a fear of social or ____________ situations that may entail scrutiny or evaluation by others.

From a perspective of Mowrer's two-factor theory, Specific Phobia is due to a combination of _______________.

CLASSICAL AND OPERANT CONDITIONING

Treatment for a Specific Phobia often entails in in vivo or imaginal ____________ to the feared stimulus.

EXPOSURE

For Social Phobia, there is some evidence that phenelzine (an MAOI) or a _____________ may be useful

BETA BLOCKER