PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
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Psyc 101 lecture 23 anxiety and coping. Anxiety disorders conditions in which intense feelings of fear and dread are long- standing or disruptive: phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder. Phobias strong irrational fear of an object or situation that does not objectively justify a reaction. Specific phobias involve a persistent fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation- animals, heights, bridges-or other specific stimuli: specific phobias typically begin in childhood, they are one of the most common disorders worldwide: 4% of the general population in mexico. Leads this to be the most common type of anxiety disorder for which people seek help. Generalized anxiety disorder (gad) a condition that involves long-lasting anxiety that is not focused on any object or situation: symptoms of gad: Chronically worrying about not only major issues, but about minor issues such as being late, wearing the right outfit, or what to make for dinner.
