Health Sciences 4091A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Anxiety Disorder, Mental Disorder
11 Dec 2016
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There are (cid:498)no sharp lines(cid:499) that distinguish between feelings/thoughts and (cid:498)one might want to medically treat such reactions for practical reasons, but they are not psychiatric disorders(cid:499) But, as we have seen, there are occasions when someone might choose to seek some form s) of treatment for the discomfort, distress, dis-order, and dis-ability they experience as a result of anxiety/fear/stress. Seeking treatment/help/support does not indicate the presence of disorder what are referred to as symptoms of mental illness. Take action ever though you feel unsure. The possibility of a bad thing is often worse than the actual bad thing. Tools for dealing with anxiety: exposure and desensitizing for anxiety. Flooding: complete exposure: correct thinking mistakes (misperception) Underestimating ability to cope through logic and explanation temptation o seek explanation: externalize worry (think of worry like a pest) Explaining creates order when otherwise there is chaos. This is our natural inclination to make sense, make meaning, to understand.
