PSYC 412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Separation Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
23 Dec 2015
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Some fears, worries, and rituals developmentally appropriate: different typical age of onset for each fear. 2 years of age: loud noises, animals, the dark, separation from parents. 5 years of age: animals, dark, separation from parents, bodily injuries, bad people. It can be difficult to figure out what"s defiance me doing this because i want to annoy you and have my way vs. i"m doing this because i"m very scared. Some children will show it very early 6 to. 10 years: generalized anxiety disorder (10 to 14 years, social phobia adolescence, panic disorder adolescence. The more severe your anxiety is as an adolescent, the more likely you are to have problems in adulthood. Relationship is not as clear in drug dependence. More people entered university: it really does cause problems. Research is ongoing to determine what the long-term outcomes of anxiety disorders are.
