Disorders in this section include:
Panic Attack
Agoraphobia
Panic disorder without Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder
Specific phobia : Persistent fear of specific object or situation 5 types animal type, natural environment type, blood injection injury type, situational type and other
Social Phobia : fear of social performance situation, exposure to unfamiliar people and scrutiny by others
OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) = Obsessions (recurrent persistent intrusive thoughts that cause marked anxiety) + Compulsions(repetitive behaviors or acts aimed at preventing or reducing the distress)
PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder) = exposure to traumatic event + persistently reexperiencing the event + avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma + increased arousal
ASD (acute stress disorder) symptoms occuring within 1 month of extreme stressor and PTSD requires symptoms present for more than 1 month. symptoms lasts from 2 days to 4 weeks and occurs within 4 weeks of traumatic event
GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) - excessive anxiety and worry for at least 6 weeks about a number of issues with difficulty in controlling the worry
To be better prepared for test try to check if you are confident answering these questions and clearly know the differentials
- Difference between panic disorder with agoraphobia and without agoraphobia vs specific phobia
- Difference between PTSD and ASD
- PTSD vs Adjustment disorder vs ASD
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