PSY 2710 Lecture 5: PSY 2710 Aniexty
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Anxiety anxiety apprehension over and anticipated problem (future) ex: upcoming exam, unemployment after graduation fear reaction to immediate danger (current) ex: chased by a bear sympathetic fear and anxiety both activate the ______________ nervous system anxiety, fear. ______ involves moderat arousal and _____ involves higher arousal adaptive fear and anxiety are both __________, to an extent. Yerkes-dodson law study that found a small degree of anxiety improves performance on laboratory tasks. Absence of anxiety is a problem, a little anxiety is adaptive, and too much anxiety is detrimental anxiety disorder excessive and persistent fear and/or anxiety. Symptoms interfere with important areas of functioning to cause marked distress. Symptoms are not caused by a drug or medical condition. Animal type of phobia fear of snacks, insects, etc. Natural environment type of phobia fear of storms, heights, water. Generally begins during childhood blood, injection, injury type of phobia fear of blood injury injections or other invasive medical procedures.
