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1.0 The Nature of Anxiety Disorders

1.1 Describe the characteristics of anxiety symptoms.

1.2 Differentiate between fear and anxiety.

2.0 Panic Disorder

2.1 Explain the characteristic features of panic disorder and the symptoms of the related disorder, agoraphobia.

2.2 Contrast biological, behavioral, and cognitive-behavioral approaches to understanding and treating panic disorder.

3.0 Specific Phobias

3.1 Indicate the features used to diagnose specific phobias.

3.2 Discuss the cognitive-behavioral, behavioral, and biological perspectives on theory and treatment.

4.0 Social Phobia

4.1 Describe the symptoms of people with social phobia.

4.2 Explain how social phobia develops, and how behavioral and cognitive-behavioral methods can be used in treatment.

5.0 Generalized Anxiety Disorder

5.1 Indicate the symptoms used in the diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder.

5.2 Describe how biological and life stress approaches can contribute to understanding and treatment.

6.0 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

6.1 Enumerate the diagnostic criteria of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

6.2 Compare behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and biological perspectives.

7.0 Acute Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

7.1 Describe the features of acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.

7.2 Indicate the issues involved in understanding the role of trauma in psychological disorders and approaches to treatment that involve biological, behavioral, and cognitive-behavioral methods.

8.0 Chapter Boxes

8.1 Discuss some of the key aspects of the case of performer Donny Osmond.

8.2 Discuss the research regarding the use of psychosurgery for extreme treatment-resistant cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder.







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