PSYC 353 Lecture Notes - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acute Stress Reaction, Tricyclic Antidepressant
17 Mar 2014
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Post- traumatic stress disorder consequence of experiencing extreme stressors. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated w/ trauma and emotional numbing: shun activities and people that remind them of event. Hypervigilance and chronic arousal: always on guard for traumatic event to recur, create panic or flight from sounds/ images. Acute stress disorder- short term response to traumas (dissociative symptoms) Adjustment disorder- emotional and behavioral symptoms that arise w/in 3 months of experience of stressor. Sympathetic and parasympathetic system ( response to central nervous system) Major hormone released in fight or flight response is cortisol (high levels= elevated stress. Cognitive behavioral therapy- systematic desensitization (get habituated to a stimulus), challenge irrational thoughts. Stress management- reduce stress, minimize intrusive thoughts (meditation) Panic disorder- characterized by panic attacks (short, recurrent intense periods of anxiety/fear) Agoraphobia- fear of a public panic attack (1/3- of panic disorder: don"t want to embarrass themselves. Integrated model of panic disorder /w agoraphobia pg.
