PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Natural Disaster, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Agoraphobia
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Panic attacks- people have this overwhelming feeling of dread. 1/3 of university students admit to having panic attacks. The trigger is usually a perceived threat of physiological changes that are interpreted as extremely catastrophic. The solution to this is to be with someone who can calm the person and keep them comfortable, reassure them they are not going to die. One of the key symptoms of anxiety is uncontrollability. If you have 4 panic attacks in a month, you have a panic disorder. Physiological changes can happen through exercise or sexual activity. Only about 9% of panic attacks happen in the house (associated with a social phobia) agoraphobia. Another form of free floating is called generalized anxiety disorder (gad). Some argue that this is the pre- state of panic disorders, low level chronic anxiety. An unrealistic worry of two or more of life"s circumstances (health, money, family, work).
