PSYC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC100
• Professor: begosh

Document Summary

Obsessive-compulsive disorder: obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd)- recurrent, persistent, unwished-for thoughts or images (obsessions) and repetitive, ritualized behaviors to avoid disaster (compulsions, most often present teenagers and young adults. Symptoms: haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, insomnia, military, car accidents, rape/abuse, trauma = potential for ptsd. If you have a what is the probability you will have b. Mood disorders = psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. In a year, 5. 8% of men and 9. 5% of women report depression worldwide. Impaired cognitive abilities: positive symptoms: the presence of inappropriate behaviors (hallucinations, disorganized or delusional talking, negative symptoms: the absence of appropriate behaviors (expressionless faces, rigid bodies) Origins: early symptoms but full blown psychosis in late adolescence/early adulthood, genetic predisposition, prenatal problems, biological events in adolescence. Apparent appearance within one person of 2 or more distinct personalities, each with own name and traits. Personality disorder inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning; usually without anxiety, depression, or delusions.