PSY 3171 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Startle Response, Psychosurgery, Eye Movement
1 Nov 2016
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Anxiety can be beneficial in moderate amounts: yerkes-dodson law. E(cid:448)ere a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) ofte(cid:374) (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t go a(cid:449)a(cid:455) e(cid:448)e(cid:374) if (cid:449)e k(cid:374)o(cid:449) there is (cid:374)othi(cid:374)g to be afraid of. Fear is an immediate alarm reaction that can protect us: activating response from ans, fight or flight. Anxiety is a future oriented mood state whereas fear is immediate reaction to current danger. Panic attack is an abrupt experience of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes, and during which time four of the following occur: We inherit a tendency to be tense, uptight, and anxious. Tendency to panic seems to run in families and probably has different genetic contributions than anxiety does. Contributions from collections of genes in several areas make us vulnerable when psychological or social factors are in place. Depleted levels of gaba, imbalance in ne or se.
