PSYCH 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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Irrational, extreme, and/or unrealistic thinking can lead to maladaptive: A stimulus or event does not directly create a response. People make systematic errors in their thinking. Thinking only in black and white extremes; see things as one way or the other with no middle ground . If i"m not perfect or brilliant, then i must be a failure or stupid. : social learning. Learning through observing and imitating the behavior of others. Poorly behaved children may develop oppositional defiant disorder from copying antisocial parents. Children who light things on fire, etc. Those with social anxiety disorder may not have been trained in conversation skills. Societal norms and pressures do not accept people as they are. People perceive restrictions on the choices they can make. Our closeness with others often depends on what we do. Or how we change ourselves to fit in. Little emotional and practical assistance from others.
