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Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior 2e

Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior 2e. Charles T. Blair-Broeker Randal M. Ernst. Variations in Individual and Group Behavior Domain. Psychological Disorders Chapter. Anxiety and Mood Disorders. Module 30. Anxiety Disorders. Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders.

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Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior 2e

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  1. Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior 2e Charles T. Blair-Broeker Randal M. Ernst

  2. Variations in Individual and Group Behavior Domain

  3. Psychological Disorders Chapter

  4. Anxiety and Mood Disorders Module 30

  5. Anxiety Disorders Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  6. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders • Anxiety: Vague feeling of apprehension or nervousness • Anxiety disorder: where anxiety begins to take control and dominate a person’s life

  7. Types of Anxiety Disorders • Anxiety disorders are divided into: • Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Panic Disorder • Phobia • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

  8. Anxiety Disorders

  9. Anxiety Disorders:Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  10. Generalized Anxiety Disorder • An anxiety disorder characterized by disruptive levels of persistent, unexplained feelings of apprehension and tenseness

  11. Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety • Must have at least three of the following: • Restlessness • Feeling on edge • Difficulty concentrating/mind going blank • Irritability • Muscle Tension • Sleep Disturbance

  12. Panic Disorder • An anxiety disorder characterized by sudden bouts of intense, unexplained anxiety • Often associated with physical symptoms like choking sensations or shortness of breath • Panic attacks may happen several times a day

  13. Anxiety Disorders:Phobia Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  14. Phobia • An anxiety disorder characterized by disruptive, irrational fears of specific objects or situations • The fear must be both irrational and disruptive.

  15. Social Phobia • Phobias which produce fear in social situations • Fear of speaking in public

  16. Agoraphobia • Fear of situations the person views as difficult to escape from • Fear of leaving one’s home or room in the house

  17. Phobia • Play “Three Anxiety Disorders” (4:08) Segment #37 from Psychology: The Human Experience. • The segment includes a discussion on Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

  18. Anxiety Disorders:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  19. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder • An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions • Obsessions – repetitive thoughts • Compulsions – repetitive actions • The obsessions/compulsions begin to take control of the person’s life.

  20. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder • Play “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder” (2:57) Segment #36 from Psychology: The Human Experience.

  21. Anxiety Disorders:Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  22. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder • An anxiety disorder characterized by reliving a severely upsetting event in unwanted recurring memories (flashbacks) and dreams

  23. Anxiety Disorders:Causes of Anxiety Disorders Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  24. Biological Factors • Hereditary factors may result in a predisposition for developing anxiety disorders • Brain functions appear to be different in an anxiety disorder patient • Evolutionary factors may lead to anxiety disorders.

  25. The Brain and OCD

  26. Learning Factors • Through classical conditioning people may associate fear with an object. • Observational learning--watching another experiencing fearfulness--may result in developing fear. • Fear of an object may be reinforced when by avoiding the feared objects.

  27. Mood Disorders Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  28. Mood Disorders • Classification of disorders where there is a disturbance in the person’s emotions • Major types of mood disorders include: • Major Depressive Disorder • Bipolar Disorder • Dysthymic Disorder

  29. Mood Disorders

  30. Mania • Period of abnormally high emotion and activity

  31. Depression • Extended period of feeling sad, listless, and drained of energy

  32. Mood Disorders:Major Depressive Disorder Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  33. Major Depressive Disorder • A mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason, experiences at least two weeks of • depressed moods, • diminished interest in activities, and • other symptoms, such as feelings of worthlessness

  34. Mood Disorders:Bipolar Disorder Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  35. Bipolar Disorder • A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness of depression and the overexcited and unreasonably optimistic state of mania • Formerly called manic-depressive disorder • Many times will follow a cyclical pattern

  36. Mood Disorders • Play “Mood Disorders: Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder” (4:45) Segment #38 from Psychology: The Human Experience.

  37. Mania and Depression • Play “Mood Disorders: Mania and Depression” (7:34) Segment #31 from The Mind: Psychology Teaching Modules (2nd edition).

  38. Mood Disorders:Causes of Mood Disorders Module 30: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

  39. Biological Factors • Mood disorders have a hereditary nature to them. • Depressed individuals tend to have depressed brains. • PET scans indicate less activity during periods of depression.

  40. Biopolar Disorder PET Scans

  41. Heredity and Depression • Play “Mood Disorders: Hereditary Factors” (6:11) Segment #32 from The Mind: Psychology Teaching Modules (2nd edition).

  42. Social-Cognitive Factors • Depression may be a variation of learned helplessness. • Depressed individuals attribute events using the following characteristics: • Stable: the bad situation will last for a long time • Internal: they are at fault • Global: all of life is bad

  43. Attribution and Depression

  44. Determination of Mood

  45. The End

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