PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Mania, Panic Attack, Panic Disorder
52
PSYA02H3 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
52 documents
Document Summary
Phobic disorders: specific type of anxiety disorder is a phobic disorder. Characterized by marked, persistent, excessive fear of specific objects, activities, situations: usually the person recognizes the irrationality of their fear, specific phobia (12% prevalence) Panic disorders: feelings of panic are normal when even when not in danger, panic disorder: sudden occurrence of multiple psychological and physical symptoms typically associated with terror. Dizziness: panic disorders are relatively common. 1/3 of canadians experience panic attack once or more per year. Occasional panic attacks are not sufficient for a diagnosis: to be diagnosed, an individual must experience recurrent unexpected attacks, and significant fears of another attack. Mood disorders: mood is emotional states that are long lasting and non specific, depressive disorders: major depressive disorder (unipolar depression, dysthymia, double depression, bipolar disorder. Depressive disorders: depressive disorders are present in 22% of the female canadian population and 14% of the male.
