[PSY3171] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (80 pages long!)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Allison Jane Ouimet

Document Summary

Sympathetic nervous system going off when you see a bear (true alarm) Butterflies in stomach, tired, jittery, apprehensive or worrying that something might happen. Differences: more intense - the nature of the alarm is different (false alarm) Parasympathetic system acting up when there is nothing life threatening. Afraid of donald trump so you read everything in the news related to donald trump. Texting and driving; being so afraid of the issues that can happen in a car then you can"t drive. 55% of people with one anxiety disorder meet criteria for another mood or disorder. Similar diagnostic criteria: can be hard to differentiate. Share same cause -doesn"t have to be biological or genetic could be for example: criticizing oneself. Differential diagnosis: gathering all information and looking at what is the same and what is different and how do we rule something out or rule something in and is difficult because they share treatment and descriptions.