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Understanding and Managing Anxiety Disorders
Objective: This activity taken from information found in chapter 6 will assist you in differentiating between different anxiety disorders and examine different methods for managing anxiety.
PART 1
Directions: Please answer the following questions.
1. The stress response (fight-or-flight response) is activated by which branch of the autonomic nervous system? What does this response prepare you for?
ENTER ANSWER
2. Individuals with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) have worries/anxiety that focus primarily on what four aspects of life?
ENTER ANSWER
3. What is the difference between a "cued" and "uncued" panic attack? Would nocturnal panic attacks be cued or uncued?
ENTER ANSWER
4. Symptoms of a panic attack are so unpleasant that people who suffer from this disorder may try to prevent another attack by avoiding environments and activities that increase their heart rates. What are the seven places/activities that people may try to avoid?
ENTER ANSWER
5. Individuals with agoraphobia commonly avoid which five places because they fear it may trigger panic symptoms from which escape would be difficult or help would not be available?
ENTER ANSWER
6. People with social anxiety disorder (social phobia) avoid social situations that fall into which three types?
ENTER ANSWER
7. What are the 10 fearful thoughts related to claustrophobia?
a. ENTER ANSWER
b. ENTER ANSWER
c. ENTER ANSWER
d. ENTER ANSWER
e. ENTER ANSWER
f. ENTER ANSWER
g. ENTER ANSWER
h. ENTER ANSWER
i. ENTER ANSWER
j. ENTER ANSWER
8. Please list and describe the five types (categories) of specific phobias
a. ENTER ANSWER
b. ENTER ANSWER
c. ENTER ANSWER
d. ENTER ANSWER
e. ENTER ANSWER
PART 2
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
~Socrates
Directions: Positive psychology focuses on how to be happier human beings. Please consider each question and answer as honestly as possible. Since some of these may be personal questions, you don't have to share them with anyone. If you are uncomfortable sharing one of your answers you can either consider a different response or not answer the question all together.
9. What are 10 things that you do to relax when feeling stressed out?
ENTER ANSWER
10. What are 20 of your favorite things in life?
ENTER ANSWER
11. If you had to donate half of your monthly salary charity which one would it be?
ENTER ANSWER
12. What are the 5 things you do to procrastinate?
ENTER ANSWER
13. What are 5 activities that make you feel most alive?
ENTER ANSWER
14. What is something you wish you understood sooner in life?
ENTER ANSWER
15. What is something you wish people knew about you?
ENTER ANSWER
16. What is something you're glad you'll never have to do again?
ENTER ANSWER
17. What is the biggest struggle that you face that no one knows about?
ENTER ANSWER
18. What is one personal belief that has kept you from achieving what you want?
ENTER ANSWER
19. If you knew that one day you were probably going to be diagnosed with a depressive/anxiety disorder what would you specifically do to try to mitigate your risk / proactively keep it from happening?
ENTER ANSWER
20. In life, what is something no one speaks enough about?
ENTER ANSWER
21. What is an illusion that we all participate in?
ENTER ANSWER
22. Listen to the "Introduction to Meditation" (file found in Module 4 content section) and write a brief response (5-10) sentences. Consider talking about changes you notice in your body, how you feel before and after, which exercise you liked best, reflections about your thinking during the exercise etc...
ENTER ANSWER
PSY249 Abnormal Psychology Understanding and Managing Anxiety Disorders Objective: This activity taken from information found in chapter 6 will assist you in
differentiating between different anxiety disorders and examine different methods for managing
anxiety. PART 1
Directions: Please answer the following questions.
1. The stress response (fight-or-flight response) is activated by which branch of the
autonomic nervous system? What does this response prepare you for?
ENTER ANSWER
2. Individuals with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) have worries/anxiety that focus
primarily on what four aspects of life?
ENTER ANSWER
3. What is the difference between a “cued” and “uncued” panic attack? Would nocturnal
panic attacks be cued or uncued?
ENTER ANSWER
4. Symptoms of a panic attack are so unpleasant that people who suffer from this disorder
may try to prevent another attack by avoiding environments and activities that
increase their heart rates. What are the seven places/activities that people may try to
avoid?
ENTER ANSWER
5. Individuals with agoraphobia commonly avoid which five places because they fear it
may trigger panic symptoms from which escape would be difficult or help would not be
available?
ENTER ANSWER
6. People with social anxiety disorder (social phobia) avoid social situations that fall into
which three types?
ENTER ANSWER
7. What are the 10 fearful thoughts related to claustrophobia?
a. ENTER ANSWER
b. ENTER ANSWER
c. ENTER ANSWER
d. ENTER ANSWER
e. ENTER ANSWER
f. ENTER ANSWER
g. ENTER ANSWER
h. ENTER ANSWER
i. ENTER ANSWER
j. ENTER ANSWER 8. Please list and describe the five types (categories) of specific phobias
a. ENTER ANSWER
b. ENTER ANSWER
c. ENTER ANSWER
d. ENTER ANSWER
e. ENTER ANSWER PSY249 Abnormal Psychology PART 2
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
~Socrates Directions: Positive psychology focuses on how to be happier human beings. Please consider
each question and answer as honestly as possible. Since some of these may be personal
questions, you don’t have to share them with anyone. If you are uncomfortable sharing one of
your answers you can either consider a different response or not answer the question all
together.
9. What are 10 things that you do to relax when feeling stressed out?
ENTER ANSWER
10.What are 20 of your favorite things in life?
ENTER ANSWER
11.If you had to donate half of your monthly salary charity which one would it be?
ENTER ANSWER
12.What are the 5 things you do to procrastinate?
ENTER ANSWER
13.What are 5 activities that make you feel most alive?
ENTER ANSWER
14.What is something you wish you understood sooner in life?
ENTER ANSWER
15.What is something you wish people knew about you?
ENTER ANSWER
16.What is something you're glad you'll never have to do again?
ENTER ANSWER
17.What is the biggest struggle that you face that no one knows about?
ENTER ANSWER
18.What is one personal belief that has kept you from achieving what you want?
ENTER ANSWER
19.If you knew that one day you were probably going to be diagnosed with a depressive/anxiety
disorder what would you specifically do to try to mitigate your risk / proactively keep it from
happening? ENTER ANSWER PSY249 Abnormal Psychology 20.In life, what is something no one speaks enough about?
ENTER ANSWER
21.What is an illusion that we all participate in?
ENTER ANSWER
22.Listen to the “Introduction to Meditation” (file found in Module 4 content section) and write a
brief response (5-10) sentences. Consider talking about changes you notice in your body,
how you feel before and after, which exercise you liked best, reflections about your thinking
during the exercise etc