PSYC 154 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Acute Stress Reaction, Specific Phobia
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Chapter 24 notes- fear and anxiety reduction procedures. Operant behavior involves escape/avoidance in feared situation, may also include fear-related self-talk (get themselves worked up, as opposed to calming down) Respondent behavior involves bodily responses/autonomic arousal to fearful stimuli. Anxiety- label for respondent behaviors involved in autonomic arousal. *anxiety is an eo for escape behavior (want to alleviate anxiety when it is present) Rapid heart ate, increased muscle tension, and other bodily responses are elicited by sight of dog (respondent behavior component of fear) (also signs of anxiety) Running away or avoiding dog-places (operant behavior component of fear) Presence of dog is a cs and respondent behavior is automatic arousal (anxiety) which is the cr, running away from dog (operant behavior) is negatively reinforced by escape from dog. Types of anxiety disorders- specific phobias, agoraphobia (fear of public places), social phobia ( fear negative peer-evaluations or social situations), generalized anxiety disorder, ocd, ptsd, acute stress disorder.
