PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Panic Attack

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 241
• Professor: Jessica Stanley

Document Summary

Anxiety: the unpleasant feeling of fear and apprehension. * because substance use disorders tend to be otherwise considered. Immediate fight or flight response to a real danger or threat. Involves abrupt activation of the sympathetic nervous system. Generally out of proportion to threats from the environment. Pervasive and persistent symptoms of anxiety and fear. 16% of women and 9% of men report anxiety disorders. Highest 1 year prevalence rates -> women 15-24 years. Disrupting, fear-mediated avoidance that is out of proportion to the danger actually. Unwarranted fears of a specific object or situation. Nomophobia: fear of remaining out of touch with technology. Phobias posed and is recognized by the sufferer* as groundless (* if 18+) Persistent, irrational fears linked generally to the presence of other people. Higher comorbidity - especially substance use (alcohol and marijuana) Sudden, overwhelming, and often inexplicable experience of intense fear involving. Persistent concern about additional attacks for one month.