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Anxiety Disorder: Cause

Description: Characterized by excessive and prolonged nervousness, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) can cause an individual to become preoccupied with family, work, relationships or finance as to hinder normal function. In addition to defining GAD, this course explores the pathophysiology and epidemiology of this disorder.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

DEFINITION
4. Objectives
5. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
6. Other Anxiety Disorders
7. Progress Check

EPIDEMIOLOGY
8. Objectives
9. Prevalence of GAD
10. Prevalence of Other Anxiety Disorders
11. Risk Factors
12. Progress Check

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
13. Objectives
14. The Fear Response
15. Neurochemical Regulation
16. Psychodynamic and Behavioral Theories
17. Cognitive Theories
18. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
19. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

Define GAD, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, and social phobia
Describe the symptoms for each disorder
Describe the prevalence of GAD
Describe the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, and social phobia
List the risk factors for anxiety disorder
Describe the anatomical basis for anxiety response
Name the neurotransmitters involved in anxiety
Differentiate between psychodynamic, behavioral and cognitive anxiety theories

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