PSY 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attack
30 Sep 2016
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Fear or panic: is a basic emotion enabling a quick response when faced with an imminent threat: immediate danger. Anxiety is a complex blend of emotions that is more future-oriented and more diffuse than fear: future danger. Cognitive components: i feel anxious about getting something done . Physiological symptoms: increased heart rate and respiration. Anxiety and fear are adaptive: people perform better when they are slightly anxious, fight or flight mechanism. But, too much of a good thing is bad. Common kind of psychological disorder: 30% of women (most common, 19% of men (2nd most common) Phobias: most common anxiety disorder: why, disorder specific. The dsm-5 obsessive compulsive related disorders: obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) An irrational fear of a specific object or situation that markedly interferes with an individual"s ability to function: previously simple phobia . Specific fears occur in the majority of the population.
