HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Panic Disorder, Panic Attack, Depersonalization
14 Nov 2017
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Halo effect: some positive uses up to a point, without exceptionality, it becomes problematic, we think about it as being inherently bad, but it is a normal part of being human. Panic disorder: characterized by recurrent, unexpected panic attacks, usually occurs without warning and finishes within ten minutes. Physical symptoms such as sweating, trembling, discomfort, dizziness, etc. Derealisation (feels like you are not living in reality, not the same as psychosis) Depersonalization (feeling of being pulled outside of your body, as if you are viewing yourself from 3rd person perspective: people may obsessively worry about another attack, may lead to avoidance strategies try to avoid triggers. Agoraphobia: when we feel distant from a space where we feel safe. Intense fear about situations that we can"t escape crowded shops, theatres, tunnels. If anxiety is related to a specific action, anxiety disappears when the task is performed privately. Introduced in dsm iii in 1980s: 0. 5% where diagnosed.
