PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bell Canada, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
10 Nov 2016
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Social anxiety and depression in 2007 during first semester at mac: later do(cid:272)tors de(cid:272)ided (cid:862)gad(cid:863) (cid:449)as a (cid:271)etter diag(cid:374)osis. Overly focused on what is next and end up missing the current moment. Three da(cid:455)ti(cid:373)ers that are so orga(cid:374)ized the(cid:455)"re (cid:373)ess(cid:455) agai(cid:374) Compulsively making lists and planning out each day an reach week and each month. Do(cid:374)"t ofte(cid:374) (cid:373)ake ti(cid:373)e to rela(cid:454) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t sit still for lo(cid:374)g. Panic attacks are mostly physical; been mistaken for having a seizure. Set off in physical situations like while i"(cid:373) ru(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g or (cid:449)orki(cid:374)g. Can be unpredictable and difficult to control. Worst i"(cid:448)e had (cid:449)as o(cid:448)er a(cid:374) hour. After diagnosis, she was referred to a counsellor through mac and saw her throughout her 4 year degree and still see her once a month. Her mother is a social worker and specializes in mental health so her home life was fortunately very supportive however her sister also struggles with severe mental health disorders.
