1. ANXIETY DISORDERS
DEVIN YOUNG

2. TYPES OF ANXIETY
DISORDERS
 GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
 PANIC DISORDER
 OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
 SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER (SOCIAL PHOBIA)
 POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
 SPECIFIC PHOBIAS

3. GENERALIZED ANXIETY
DISORDER
 Characterized by constant, chronic, unfounded worry
every day, possibly all day
 Physical symptoms
 Muscle tension
 Fatigue
 Restlessness
 Difficulty sleeping
 Irritability
 Edginess
 Gastrointestinal discomfort or diarrhea

4. PANIC DISORDER
 Frequent spontaneous panic attacks
 Live in fear of having another attack
 Can result in agoraphobia-fear of public places; in this
case due to fear of having an attack in these places

5. OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE
DISORDER
 Characterized by:
 Obsessions-unwanted intrusive thoughts
 Compulsions-ritualistic, repetitive behaviors/routines
aimed at reducing anxiety

6. SOCIAL ANXIETY
DISORDER
 Extreme fear of being scrutinized or judged by others in
social or performance situations
 Few or no social/romantic relationships

7. POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
 Occurs following a traumatic event
 Characterized by flashbacks of the event, emotional
numbness, avoidance of anything associated with the
trauma, and heightened arousal
 Symptoms must persist for one month following the
event for a PTSD diagnosis
 Can have a delayed onset months or years after event

8. SPECIFIC PHOBIAS
 Irrational, debilitating fear of something in particular
 Avoidance behavior

9. TREATMENT
 Medication-antidepressants, SSRI’s, trycyclics, MAOI’s,
benzodiazepines, beta-blockers
 Psychotherapy- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the
most popular for these disorders
 Cognitive-restructuring thought patterns that propagate
anxiety
 Behavioral- changing the behavioral responses to
anxiety-provoking situations

10. References
 http://www.adaa.org/
 http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-
disorders/index.shtml