Psychology 2042A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mythbusters, Intrusive Thought, Negative Affectivity

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2042A/B
• Professor: Jeff St.Pierre

Document Summary

Quiet at school : we can be inhibited in some contexts (state) or as part of our overall personality (trait). Shyness as a trait can be thought of as on a continuum. Fear and panic: anxiety strong negative emotion and bodily symptoms of tension in which the child apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune, future-oriented mood state. Normal anxieties: anxieties are common during childhood and adolescence. Seven categories of anxiety disorders: separation anxiety disorder (sad, generalized anxiety disorder (gad, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder (pd, agoraphobia, selective mutism. 7: onset at 7-9 years - phobias involving animals, darkness, insects, blood, and injury, clinical phobias are more likely than normal fears to persist over time. Increased activity in hippocampus (limbic system - emotional center of brain: more activity in teen girls. Selective mutism: failure to talk in specific social situations, even though they may speak loudly and frequently at home or other settings.