NSE 11A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tachycardia, Shortness Of Breath, Xerostomia
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Nse11 fall 2018 week 12 anxiety continuum handout. Level of anxiety: breathing problems, sweating, palpitations, chest discomfort. Increased heart rate: pupils dilated, dry mouth, rembling. Panic: disintegration of personality, completely disrupted perception, distortion of details, unintelligible communication, purposeless behaviour. Severe: disorganized attention, scattered perceptual field, greatly reduced sensory perception, unable to focus direction, easily overwhelmed. Moderate: alert, narrowed perceptual field, selective inattention, focus with direction, decrease in sight, hearing, logic, easily overwhelmed. Mild: constructive, broad perceptual field, heightened sensory perception. Improved sight, hearing, logic: decreased reaction time. * behaviour is directed at relieving anxiety - fight .