Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attack, Mental Disorder
19 Nov 2018
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"a state of successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people, and the ability to adapt to change and to cope with adversity" Signs and symptoms of insufficient intensity or duration to meet the criteria for any mental disorder, but are sufficient to warrant active efforts in health promotion, prevention, and treatment. "pathological counterpart of normal fear, manifest by disturbances of mood, as well as of thinking, behavior, and physiological activity. " Anxiety is more than chronic stress and increased arousal: Perception and concern over the threat are disproportionate to the actual p threat. Cognitive & behavioral actions are undertaken to avoid the symptoms of an anxiety attack. Anxiety is usually experienced far longer than the arousal lasts. Anxiety can occur in the absence of actual fear p p. Intense fear and discomfort associated with physical and mental symptoms including: Sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea.
