Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cognitive Development, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Chapter 4: anxiety, obsessive compulsive and trauma-and-stress-related disorders. A common emotion characterized by physical symptoms, future oriented thought, and escape or avoidance behaviours. Occurs when people encounter a new situation r anticipate a life changing event. Usually a time limited and ends when the event is over. Two classic behavioural symptoms of anxiety: fearing a situation, avoiding the situation. Behavioural therapy reduce pattern of negative reinforcement that maintains the avoidance behaviour: reverse the behaviour by doing the behaviour and see there are no bad consequences.