PSYC 3220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Little Albert Experiment, Panic Disorder, Hypervigilance
29 Apr 2016
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Anxiety: strong negative emotion and bodily symptoms of tension where the child apprehensively an- ticipates future danger or misfortune. Some anxiety is natural and healthy; this deals with excessive anxiety. Neurotic paradox: even if a child know there is little to be afraid of, they"re still terrified. Immediate rxn to perceived danger - fight/flight response. Physical system response - brain sends messages to sns (quiz) (produces f/f/: chemical (adrenaline), cardiovascular (heartbeat), respiratory (breathing), sweat gland, and other physical effects. Cognitive system response - immediate search for a potential threat: activation leads to subjective feelings of apprehension, nervousness, difficulty concentrating, panic, distorted perceptions/appraisals of situation. Behavioural system response - aggression, desire to escape; but avoidance perpetuates anxiety. Anxiety vs: fear - immediate alarm reaction to current danger (present-oriented, panic: group of physical symptoms of the f/f response that unexpectedly occurs in the absence of any obvious threat or danger.
