Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Panic Attack, Separation Anxiety Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

Document Summary

Chapter 4: anxiety, obsessive compulsive, and trauma and stressor-related disorders. The etiology of anxiety, ocd, and trauma- and stressor-related disorders. The treatment of anxiety, ocd, and trauma- and stressor-related disorders. Response to the emotion of fear, a reaction/alarm to an existing or threatening event: motivation for fight or flight is to allow all available resources to escape. Allows for optimal level of physical functioning in the face of threat. Anxiety is different because it is sometimes associated with decreased levels of physical reactivity and a pattern of imagining the worst possible outcome: anxiety is present with or without real danger. Anxiety; you are walking on a path at a local park and all of a sudden you see a snake slither out in front of you. Physical symptoms; as soon as you see the snake, your heart starts racing and your breathing increases (body"s response) Escape or avoidance behaviour; you scream for help or run in the other direction.