PSY-2212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Panic Attack, Panic Disorder
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Onset: often in mid to late 20s. Almost always post pubertal and before 40. Chronically occurring panic attacks: characterized by very disturbing physical and cognitive system, out of the blue irrational . Often accompanied by agoraphobia: fear and avoidance of places or crowds in which escape might be difficult or embarrassing, coping strategy taken to an extreme. May also avoid activities that produce physiological sensations associated with panic: interceptive avoidance. Environmental: chronic or acute stress that is severe. Cognitive: tendency to interpret normal physiological responses in a catastrophic way. Not attributing initial panic attack to environmental causes (unexpected) Learning: association of certain sensation and/or situations with the very aversive experience of panic. Biological: easily activated autonomic nervous system. Pharmacological: benzo"s, tricyclics, ssri"s, often just a safety behavior. Cbt (cognitive behavioral therapy: relaxation techniques (breathing, pmr, interceptive exposures (panic control, cognitive techniques to address beliefs hare: Efficacy of coping measures (safety behaviors : efficacy.
