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Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior
David Sue , Western Washington University
Derald Wing Sue , Teacher's College
Stanley Sue , University of California, Davis
Learning Objectives - Anxiety Disorders

You should be able to do each of the following by the conclusion of Chapter 4.
  1. Describe anxiety disorders and list the five major groups of anxiety disorders. (pp. 85-88)

  2. Describe the symptoms and discuss the prevalence of panic disorder. (p. 88)

  3. Describe the symptoms and frequency of generalized anxiety disorder. (pp. 88-89)

  4. Discuss the psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and biological theories of cause for panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. (pp. 89-91)

  5. Compare the biochemical and behavioral treatment approaches for panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder and discuss their relative efficacy in treating these disorders. (pp. 91-93)

  6. Discuss the symptoms and prevalence of phobias, including agoraphobia, specific phobia, and social phobia. (pp. 93-96)

  7. Discuss the psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and biological theories for the cause of phobias. (pp. 96-99)

  8. Discuss the biochemical and behavioral treatment of phobias, including systematic desensitization, exposure, and modeling therapy. (pp. 99-102)

  9. Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions and describe the symptoms and prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder. (pp. 102-104)

  10. Discuss the psychodynamic, behavioral, and biological theories of the cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder. (pp. 104-105)

  11. Describe and discuss the biological, behavioral, and cognitive treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. (pp. 105-106)

  12. Differentiate between acute stress disorders (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) and the DSM-IV’s criteria for their diagnoses. (pp. 106-108)

  13. Discuss the causes and treatment of PTSD, including prolonged exposure and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. (pp. 108-110)



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