PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder
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Psya02 lecture 20 mood and anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders: specific phobia, social phobia, agoraphobia, panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive- compulsive disorder. Mood disorders: major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder. Schizophrenic disorders: schizophrenia (paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual subtypes) A caveat : although we all get anxious or depressed from time to time, such symptoms are problematic when they prevent us from functioning normally (i. e. , when they are atypical, irrational, maladaptive, and cause us personal distress) The causes of abnormal behavior and thinking can be found in the four major research perspectives: biological, behavioral, cognitive, socio-cultural, however, no one perspective adequately explains even one disorder. The biopsychosocial approach to explaining abnormality examines the interaction between biological, behavioral, cognitive, and social/cultural factors. Includes being in a crowd, standing in line, and traveling in a crowded bus or train or in a car in heavy traffic.
