PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Conversion Disorder, Habit Reversal Training, Factitious Disorder
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Anxiety disorder: biological causes (first slide: amygdala- delivers immediate response to stimuli, in people with anxiety disorders, the first pathway (left of slide) is more active than the secondary pathway (right of slide) Anxiety disorder: developmental causes: 2. 5% to 5% of children and adolescents meet criteria for an anxiety disorder, children across societies and cultures show similar profiles of anxiety and fear. Social anxiety disorder: def: involves unrealistic and persistent worry that something will happen to parents or important people, unique to children and adolescents, distinct from social phobia, if untreated can extend into adulthood. Social anxiety disorder (social phobia: def: involves intense fear or being scrutinized or or doing something embarrassing or humiliating in the presence of others, fear is out of proportion, person tends to avoid situation. Social anxiety disorder (social phobia): causes: medication, ssri"s, psychological, group therapy, exposure therapy- rehearse of role play social phobic situations, social skills training - speaking coaching for stutter maybe.
