PSYC 1210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: The Relaxation Response, Psych, Anxiety
30 Sep 2018
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An acquired disposition that predisposes a person to perceive a wide range of objectively non-dangerous circumstances as threatening and to respond to these with disproportionate. Arousal a general physiological activation of the organism that varies on a continuum from deep sleep to intense excitement. State anxiety moment to moment changes in feelings of nervousness worry, and apprehension associated with arousal of the body. Cognitive state anxiety moment to moment changes in worries and negative thoughts. Somatic state anxiety moment to moment changes in perceived physiological arousal. Stage 1 environmental demand physical and psych. Stage 2 individual"s perception of the environmental demand amount of psych or phys (cid:3247)threat(cid:3248) perceived. Stage 3 stress response psych and phys. Stage 4 behavioral consequences performance or outcome. A lot of handling anxiety comes down to mindset look at a situation as a challenge (success mindset), rather than a threat (avoiding failure mindset) Message sent to brain - interpretation will influence ability to relax.
