PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Imipramine, Venlafaxine, Vagus Nerve

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 2AP3
• Professor: Richard B Day

Document Summary

Anxiety disorders in dsm-5: seperation anxiety disorder, selective mutism, speci c phobia (social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, substance/medication-induced anxiety disorder, anxiety disorder due to another medical condition, another speci ed anxiety disorder, unspeci ed anxiety disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder (gad: motor tension symptoms, trembling, shaking, muscle aches, soreness, autonomic hyperactivity symptoms: ( ght/ ight, tachycardia, sweating, dizziness, nausea, gi complaints, vigilance, scanning symptoms, exaggerated startle response. Flooding (implosive therapy): based on extinction via cs-alone presentations, involves arousal of intense anxiety. Systematic desensitization therapy: based on counter-conditioning generalization, involves low levels of anxiety. Recollections in ptsd: strong, persistent fear. Psychological processes: response inhibition ocd, emotion regulation- all anxiety disorders. Classical conditioning of fear: pd - unconscious internal stimuli precede anxiety/panic = Css for fear and anxiety: conditioning of fear to unconscious memories. Link introversion/neuroticism and anxiety: rosenbaum et al (1988): higher levels of introversion in children of parents with pd and agoraphobia.