PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Stress Management, Personality Disorder, Hypoesthesia
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Anxiety includes somatic, emotional, cog, and behavioral symptoms. Pay close attention to bodily cues, and misinterpret sensations. Women more prone than men to panic disorders. Constantly afraid that they might have a panic attack in public. Need to confront the source of anxiety taught relaxation exercise focus on here and now. Try and guide clients in identifying the conditions they have about the bodily conditions. Try to analyze what happened in specific situations. Most common is social phobia commonly treated in private practice fear of being judged by others. ^ can become house bound bc they are afraid. Situational type can be a lot of things ex public transportation (trains, buses, cars, plains, elevators) Prepares body to run or fight when senses danger. Amygdale sends signal to adrenal glands releasing adrenaline which increase heart, which is diverted to muscles to decide to flight or fight. Unconscious anxiety displaced on a neutral object due to early traumatic experience.
