PSYC 356 Lecture 8: Week 10
2 Dec 2016
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Paper: should read like a story, a narrative. Don"t cite class material (cid:523)or (cid:498)as discussed in class(cid:499)(cid:524) Ocd: trying not to feel anxious: anxiety is lack of confidence. Once you"re confident, you"re not anxious anymore. Because anxiety is being out of control, (cid:498)brushing the ceiling,(cid:499) worry about going through that upper limit and losing control/going crazy, etc. anxiety peaks, and then drops off. Difficult because your body"s physiological reaction tells you you"re in danger coping: (cid:498)you just do it, just sit there, don"t have to do anything(cid:499) like you"re on a plane: don"t fight/struggle. Focus on the present, immerse self, because anxiety exists in the past and future fighting what other people say (cid:523)(cid:498)don"t be anxious, fight it, etc. (cid:499)(cid:524) What are more likely things that would happen? (cid:523)i. e. show it"s not that bad or it"s unlikely(cid:524) Psychoeducation key for panic in particular (cid:523)(cid:498)zen(cid:499)(cid:524)
