PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: online

Document Summary

Medic model: using our understanding of the medical condition to think about psychological conditions. Bio-psycho-social model: the combination of biology, psychology and sociology to consider a psychological condition. Maladaptive behavior: behavior that hinders a persons" ability to function in work, school, relationships or society. Etiology: origin or cause of the symptoms. Anxiety disorder: a category of disorders involving fear, or nervousness that is excess, irrational and maladaptive. Generalized anxiety disorder (gad): involves frequently elevated levels of anxiety that aren"t directed at or limited to any particular situation. Panic disorder: anxiety disorder marked by repeated episodes of sudden and very intense fear. Agoraphobia: intense fear of having a panic attack or lower-level panic symptoms in public. Social anxiety disorder: irrational fear of being observed, evaluated or embarrassed in public. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: characterized by unwanted, inappropriate, and persistent thoughts (obsessions); and repetitive stereotyped behaviours (compulsions).