PSYC 3F20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Hypervigilance
20 Jan 2016
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Anxiety is adaptive but when it is dysfunctional and not pertaining to its actual function it becomes a disorder. Elicited by possible/ambigious threat in which danger is not imminent (may be imaginary) Apprehension (worry) that one can not control or predict upcoming events. If there is an issue we want to avoid it. Focus on attention and evaluate potentially threatening stimuli. To low level or arousal becomes temperament that you do not take things serious. Example: don"t study well enough cause you think youre ready. Too high means your too overwhelmed to even think rationally. Example: cant study because your so stressed and think youll do bad. Fear is different because it is from an actual threat to escape or avoid. Excessive anxiety and worry about a number or events and activities. Anxiety and worry associated with 3 of the following: These must persist for atleast 6 months. They impair in social or occupational functioning.
