Esssentials of Abnormal Psychology Chapter 4

Mood state characterized by bodily symptoms of physical tension and by apprehension about the future.

An immediate alarm reaction to danger.

Sudden, overhwleming fright or terror.

Abrupt experience of intense fear or discomfort accompanied by sever physical symptoms.

Brain circuit in the limbic system that responds to threat signals by inhibiting activity and causing axiety.

Intense, uncontrollable, unfocused, chronic, and continuous worry that is distressing and unproductive, accompanied by physical symptoms of tenseness, irritability, and restlessness.

Fear and avoidance of situations the person believes might induce a dreaded panic attack

Anxiety about being in places of situations from which escape might be difficult.

Panic attacks experienced without development of agoraphobia.

Cognitive-behavioral treatment for panic attacks, involving gradual exposure to feared somatic sensations and modification of perceptions and attitudes about them.

Fear of a specific object or situation that markedly interferes with daily life functioning.

Avoidance of exposure to blood, injury, or the possibilty of an injection.

Anxiety involving enclosed places or public transporation.

Fear of situations or events in nature, especially heights, storms, and water.

Fear of animals or insects that usually develops early in life.