PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Hypochondriasis, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Saturday, november 28, 2015. Several questions can help determine whether a behaviour is abnormal: Disorder causing personal distress and some impairment in functioning. Not causing one to lose contact with reality or to violate important social norms. Severe psychological disorder, sometimes requiring hospitalization. Typically lose contact with reality, suffer delusions and/or hallucinations. Seriously impaired ability to function in everyday life. Negative emotions and physical tension/anticipation of danger - - - - > distress and interfere with functioning. Feeling that something bad is about to happen. Expensive ad on overall sense of dread. Headaches, gastrointestinal distress, muscle tension. Excessive non- specific anxiety and worry for > 6 months. Some people report that a panic attack feels like a heart attack. Repeated panic attacks + ongoing fear of future attacks. Social: fear of interacting with others, avoid social situations. Agoraphobia: fear of open places or being in a situation from which escape is difficult or impossible.
