PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Locus Coeruleus, Sympathetic Nervous System, Anxiety Disorder
17 Apr 2017
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Many individuals with anxiety disorders also have agoraphobia: profound fear of being in a situation from which escape is difficult or embarrassing, particularly if a panic attack occurs. Dsm classifies anxiety disorders as: panic disorders. Panic attacks may appear in any anxiety disorder and occur as the primary feature of panic disorder. Panic attack: strong physiological fear response associated with intense apprehension, fearfulness, or terror: specific phobias. Significant anxiety provoked by exposure to specific feared objects or situations. Phobia: more severe than just a dislike for something phobias manifest as a strong repulsion to certain situations or things and can cause significant disruptions in normal daily living activities. Are the most common type of anxiety disorder: social phobias (social anxiety disorder) Fear of being in public or performing in social or public settings. Situations provoke an immediate anxiety response, one that may be severe enough to elicit a panic attack. Second most common type of anxiety disorder: ocd.
