PY 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Aaron T. Beck, Defence Mechanisms, Biofeedback
13 Sep 2016
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Chapter 4 - anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and trauma- and stressor- Activation of the sns triggered by fear or stress: sympathetic nervous system (sns): increases heart rate and respiration allowing body to perform at peak efficiency. Allows you to use all available resources to escape: parasympathetic nervous system (pns): slows down heart rate and respiration, thus returning body to a resting state. How it works: heart rate increases, breathing increases, negative cognitions/subjective distress, escape or avoidance behavior. Things to consider: feeling anxious occasionally is normal, functional impairment, sociodemographic factors. Women and men seek treatment at equal rates if fear is severe: developmental age. Group of disorders characterized by heightened physical arousal, cognitive distress, and behavioral avoidance of feared objects/situations/events. Panic attacks: a discrete period of intense fear or discomfort (subjective distress) and a cascade of physical symptoms. Agoraphobia: a fear of being in public places or situations where escape might be difficult or help unavailable if a panic attack occurs.
