PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Substance Abuse
23 Feb 2018
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Post-traumatic stress disorder broad spectrum of nxiety disorders in the dsm (anxiety portion and the conditioning response) intrusive: key aspect is that it"s uncontrollable avoidance: may avoid, stores, busy malls, or even alcohol to numb themselves. Ptsd: finally became real after the vietnam war. Higher stress levels for the constant need for food and shelter. Ie 80% have comobordbidity: substance abuse = avoidance behaviour, relationship problems: irritability, substance issues and numbing feelings. Cogntiive model: how they respond to the danger of it, these appraisals of danger are likely learned in childhood. If the events are so overwhelming, it kind of clams it down. But sometimes denial means it doesn"t exist anymore. The problem is that denial is never perfect and that memories seek back into consciousness uncontrollably and then distressing because of that.
