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CHAPTER 63
Presented by Keyla Reeder
When is Anxiety a problem?
Prevents people from .
doing what they want to
or need to.
Out of control
Cannot stop worrying
Characteristics of anxiety-related problems
High levels of anxiety
Restrictive, self-defeating behavior patterns
Elaborate defense mechanisms, avoid response
Pervasive feelings of stress, insecurity, inferiority,
dissatisfaction with life
Anxiety-related Disorders
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD)/ Hoarding disorders
Trauma and stressor related NOTE: Susceptibility to be partly inherited
disorders
Dissociative disorders
Somatic symptom and related
disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
A chronic state of tension and
worry about work, relationships,
ability, or impending disaster
Panic Disorders
A chronic state of anxiety and
also brief moments of sudden,
intense, unexpected panic
Agoraphobia
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4 Major Psychological Perspectives
Psychodynamic Approach (Sigmund Freud): Raging conflict
among subparts of the personality id, ego, superego
Humanistic-existential Approach (Carl Rogers): Emphasizes
subjective experience, human problems, personal potentials
Behavioral Approach: Emphasizes overt, observable behavior
and effects of learning and conditioning (behaviors are
learned)
Cognitive Approach: Magnifying ordinary threats and failures
causing distress
Personality Disorders
Persistent, maladaptive personality patterns
Anxiety reduction Hypothesis
Explains the self-defeating nature of avoidance
responses as a result of the reinforcing effects of relief
from anxiety
Anti-social personality
Antisocial/psychopathic personality
A person who lacks a conscience
Emotionally shallow
Impulsive
Selfish
Manipulate others