Anxiety and Psychosis

Anxiety

- A feeling of fear/apprehension that may be related to a particular situation or object and is often accompanied by increased physiological arousal - becomes a disorder when it impacts our normal life, is prolonged and causes distress/impairment

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Adaptive anxiety

Normal, we all experience

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Maladaptive anxiety

Anxiety that constitutes an anxiety disorder

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Specific Phobia

Fear/avoidance is disproportionate/excessive to the feared stimulus

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Agoraphobia

Fear and avoidance of being alone in a place from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing

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Social Phobia

Marked fear/anxiety about one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny from others

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Panic Disorder

- Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks - Persistent worry about future attacks and/or maladaptive behaviour to avoid future attacks

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Generalised Anxiety

- Constant excessive anxiety about things in general, occurring for more days than not for at least six months - 3 or more of these symptoms: restlessness, easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance

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Treatment for anxiety disorders

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): 1. dropping of safety behaviours 2. Cognitive restructuring 3. Relaxation training (or applied tension) 4. Systematic desensitisation (graded exposure)

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Psychosis

Loss of contact with reality

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Positive Symptoms of Psychosis

Presence of symptoms seen in someone with a psychotic disorder but not in people who are not experiencing this disorder e.g. delusions, hallucinations, disorganised thinking

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Negative Symptoms of Psychosis

The things they don't experience that normal people do e.g. diminished emotional expression or decrease in motivation to do everyday tasks (avolition)

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Schizophrenia

Psychotic disorder, associated with marked deterioration in functioning - Best explained by vulnerability stress model

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Schizophrenia DSM-5 criteria

Two or more of the following, present for one month: 1. delusions 2. Hallucinations 3. Disorganised thinking 4. Grossly disorganised behaviour 5. Negative symptoms

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Treatment for Schizophrenia

Antipsychotic medication is most common. Also Psychological treatment: 1. CBT 2. Family Therapy 3. Skills training 4. Challenge stigma 5. Psychoeducation. - Combination of both is best

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