HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Palpitations
13 Apr 2018
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Fear: a response to a real and present danger. Physiological changes (elevated heart rate, sweaty hands, trembling hands) Difficult to control thoughts in state of anxiety. Surrounds the way you think about the world. Organize behaviour to respond to a future event. Emerged as a distinct group of disorders in dsm-iii. Previously part of neuroses (emotional disturbance with awareness) People with this could understand that they have a problem but can"t explain why. Now merely necessary for fear and worry to be. Share core symptom - intense worry disproportionate to actual environmental danger. Asylums primarily housed psychotic individuals and those deemed too dangerous to remain in community. Freud"s emphasis on the neuroses reshaped 20th century and the age of anxiety. Puts anxiety on the map as a disorder. Characterized by recurrent, unexpected panic attacks - similar to a heart attack. Usually occurs without warning and finishes within 10 minutes.
