PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Explanatory Style, Psychoactive Drug, Substance Dependence

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Benjamin Giguere

Document Summary

Psyc1000 lecture 22: abnormal psych part 2: what are anxiety disorders, characterized by a permanent and irrational fear that typically brings people to avoid certain situations, people and or objects. 5. 1 generalized anxiety disorder: apprehension and agitation persistent and uncontrollable, inability to identity the cause(s) of the anxiety (free-flaoting fear, activation of the autonomic system, to a generalized wide range of stimuli. 5. 2 phobias: more than a strong fear or dislike. A specific phobia is diagnosed when there is an uncontrollable irrational, intense desire to avoid certain situations, people or objects. When is it a disorder: dysfunction when the time and mental energy spent on these thoughts and behaviours interfere with everyday life, distress when you are deeply frustrated wit not being able to control the behaviours. Common psychological factors: conditioning and learning: behaviourism very powerful approach to understand anxiety disorders, cognitive appraisal, personality ex. high in neuroticism more likely to experience anxiety disorders.