PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Paroxetine, Panic Attack, Attentional Bias
19 Dec 2020
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Activated in response to dangers in the external environment. Evolutionary stance: have something to protect us from danger. Humans worried about different threats that aren"t just physical why doesn"t. Imagined threats threats for humans can be external and internal (imagined or this person like me, do they think i am weird etc. real) Pervasive and persistent symptoms of anxiety and fear. Excessive avoidance and escapist tendencies o deviance. Symptoms and avoidance cause clinically significant distress and impairment. Really interferes with people"s lives, can"t function in school some cases can"t socialize: dsm anxiety disorders. Excessive, uncontrollable worry and anxious apprehension about life events. Constant thoughts going through your heart, so many things you are worrying about so many things you think are constantly going wrong. People with this disorder think that worrying is helpful stops them from getting treatment. A lot of anxiety disorders can occur together. Can have symptoms of both and be diagnosed with both.
