Chapter 7: Anxiety Disorders: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
After reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to: - Summarize the symptoms of PTSD, acute stress disorder, and OCD.
- Discuss the types of events that can contribute to PTSD.
- Discuss cross-cultural differences in the presentation and treatment of PTSD.
- Discuss the sociocultural, psychological, and biological factors associated with increased risk of PTSD.
- Describe how cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD and OCD is conducted.
- Discuss the effectiveness of biological therapies for PTSD and OCD.
- Define obsessions and compulsions and give examples of each.
- Summarize the biological, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioral theories of OCD.
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