Lesson in Abnormal Psychology

1. Anxiety Disorders
 Prepared by:
 Orlando A. Pistan, MAEd
 Psychology Instructor

2. What is Anxiety?
 An unpleasant state of
mental uneasiness,
nervousness,
apprehension, obsession
and concern about some
uncertain event.
 An uneasy or distressing
desire (for something)
 A state of restlessness
often accompanied by a
distressing sense of
oppresion or tightness in
the stomach

3. What is a Disorder?
 A physical or
psychical
malfunction; state
of not being in an
orderly manner

4. What is Anxiety Disorder?
 A disorder
characterized by
excessive
anxiety.

5. What are the symptoms?
 Feelings of panic, fear, and
uneasiness
 Problems sleeping
 Cold or sweaty hands
and/or feet
 Shortness of breath
 Heart palpitations
 An inability to be still and
calm
 Dry mouth
 Numbness or tingling in
the hands or feet
 Muscle tension
 Dizziness

6. Forms of Anxiety Disorders
Generalized Anxiety
Disorder
Panic Anxiety Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder (OCD)
Phobia

7. Generalized Anxiety Disorders
A psychological disorder
characterized by
excessive or
disproportionate
anxiety about several
aspects of life, such as
work, social
relationships, health,
and financial matters.

8. Generalized Anxiety Disorders

9. Panic Anxiety Disorders
A pattern of anxiety in
which long periods of
calmness are broken by
intensely uncomfortable
attack of anxiety without
warning or without
obvious cause.
Respiration increases,
rapid heart beats and
pounding with intensity
will be felt by the
individual as if he or she
is having heart attack.

10. Panic Anxiety Disorders

11. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Occurs after an individual has
been exposed to, or has
experienced a traumatic event
where they felt that they, or
those around them, were in
danger of being hurt or killed.
Characterized by flashbacks,
distressing dreams, and
intrusive thoughts relating
back to the trauma.
Trauma – a deeply distressing
and disturbing experience.

12. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

13. OCD : Obsession
An anxiety provoking
uncontrollable
thoughts that will
not go away.

14. OCD : Obsession

15. OCD : Compulsion
An irresistable urge to
engage in behavior. If
the individual tries to
stop engaging in the
behavior, he or she
experiences as urgent
anxiety until the
behavior is resumed.

16. OCD : Compulsion

17. Phobia
An intense, unrealistic
fear.
In this case, anxiety is
focused so intensely
on some objects or
situations that the
individual is acutely
uncomfortable
around it and will
often go to great pain
to avoid it.

18. Some popular types of Phobia:
Acrophobia
Fear of Heights

19. Some popular types of Phobia:
Algophobia
Fear of Pain

20. Some popular types of Phobia:
Astraphobia
Fear of Thunder
and Lightning

21. Some popular types of Phobia:
Hematophobia /
Hemophobia
Fear of Blood

22. Some popular types of Phobia:
Mysophobia
Fear of
Contamination or
Germs

23. Some popular types of Phobia:
Phasmophobia
Fear of Ghosts

24. Some popular types of Phobia:
Nyctophobia
Fear of Darkness

25. Some popular types of Phobia:
Hydrophobia /
Aquaphobia
Fear of Water /
Drowning

26. Some popular types of Phobia:
Claustrophobia
Fear of Closed and
narrow places

27. Some popular types of Phobia:
Necrophobia
Fear of Death and
things related to
death.

28. Some popular types of Phobia:
Pistanthrophobia
Fear of Trusting
people

29. Some popular types of Phobia:
Coulrophobia
Fear of Clowns

30. Some popular types of Phobia:
Ophidiophobia
Fear of Snakes

31. Some popular types of Phobia:
Cynophobia
Fear of Dogs

32. Some popular types of Phobia:
Arachnophobia
Fear of Spiders

33. Some popular types of Phobia:
Katsaridaphobia
Fear of Cockroach

34. Some popular types of Phobia:
Musophobia
Fear of Rat

35. Some popular types of Phobia:
Trypanophobia
Fear of Needles

36. Some popular types of Phobia:
Trypophobia
Fear of Holes in
cluster or pattern.

37. Anxiety Disorders
 Thank you for
paying attention.