PY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PY 101
• Professor: Evan Kennedy

Document Summary

Kraepelin: group disorders based on co-occurring symptoms. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm) Genetic predispositions, prenatal/childhood problems (malnutrition, toxin exposure, mother illness) Different function in brain-imaging of mental disorders. Social anxiety disorder is comorbid with many other disorders. Generalized anxiety disorder: constant diffuse anxiety, no specific object. Tend to perceive threat in ambiguous situations as threatening, and to focus excessive attention on perceived threats. Acquire anxieties through social learning, then generalize. Inhibited temperament more likely to develop anxiety disorders. Major depression: severely impairing negative mood, lack of interest in pleasurable activities, 2+ weeks. Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia): constant mild to moderate depression, 2+ years. Twice as common in women than men. Beck"s triad: negative views of self, situation, and future. Alternate depression and mania: bipolar i: manic episodes, extreme increase in mood, activity, racing thoughts, grandiose ideas, distractibility, and risky behaviors, bipolar ii: hypomania, less extreme; increased creativity and productivity, includes depressive episodes.