PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Asthma, Sopra Steria, Dysthymia

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

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2:43 pm: neurotic disorders (feelings of distress/anxiety, note that whenever you are anxious it isn"t necessarily due to a disorder. You better be a little anxious during the exam period. If you are not, then you are abnormal. Anxiety is not in proportion to the stressor. Stress induced disorders are specific to the environment at the time of experience, this is not the case with anxiety disorders. Even about the things that haven"t happened c. yet. The person realizes that they shouldnt feel i. (interesting!) : are simple phobias! e. g. : phobia of heights: social phobias being negatively evaluated by others. : people feel anxious about e. g. : public speaking. Agorophobia refers to phobia of public places: it was considered a phobia before, but now is considered a panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd): Made up of two components: obsessions: where you have a recurrent thought or image.