PSYC 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Adrenal Gland, Autonomic Nervous System, Test Anxiety
19 Sep 2019
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Stress: eustress is a positive, healthy level of motivating stress. People seek out excitement or struggle in its absence. Social psychology research suggests positive effects of excitement. Fear is a state of immediate alarm in response to a serious known threat to one"s well- being. We act more effectively and cope with potentially dangerous situations. Excessive, uncontrollable anxiety can be debilitating excessive anxiety is often recognized as not rational. Set of physical and psychological responses that help us fight a threat or flee from it. Result from the activation of two systems controlled by hypothalamus. Separation anxiety, test anxiety, excessive need for reassurance, etc. Girls display overall more anxiety than boys, but the symptoms are similar. Some specific anxieties decrease with age, but nervous and anxious tendencies often do not and may remain stable over time. Fear is a normal and common experience, but phobias are worse.
