Which of the following is a finding that supports the idea that anxiety disorders are stress related?
a. Correlational studies have proven cause and effect of stress with anxiety.
b. Stress and anxiety are the same thing.
c. Patients with panic disorder had experienced a dramatic increase in stress in the month prior to the onset of their disorder.
d. Stress always causes anxiety, so they must be related.
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT a possible cognitive factor in developing an anxiety disorder?
a. misinterpreting harmless situations as threatening.
b. focusing excessive attention on perceived threats.
c. selectively recalling information that seems threatening.
d. focusing on harmful situations that seem threatening.
Physiological Stress Response (cont.)
Signs of stress.
Medications and Medical Conditions Associated with Anxiety
Heat Stress and Wind Chill: Indices of Human Discomfort
Anti-Anxiety Drugs Used in the Dental Office
Oxidative stress can begin in childhood and lead to progressive damage throughout life