PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Mood Disorder, Panic Disorder
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Psya02 lecture 20 mood and anxiety disorders. Specific phobia, social phobia, agoraphobia, panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder. Schizophrenic disorders schizophrenia (paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual subtypes) 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. Individuals need to have prolonged/ multiple events for it to considered a disorder. The causes of abnormal behavior and thinking can be found in the four major research perspectives: However, not one perspective adequately explains even one disorder. The biopsychosocial approach to explaining abnormality examines the interaction between biological, behavioral, cognitive, and social/cultural factors. Feeling anxious when speaking in front of a crowd, writing an exam, or meeting someone for the first time. These generally do not lead to a maladaptive behaviour (in the long term)
