PSYCH 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Agoraphobia, Echolalia, Hypervigilance
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What is happening inside the individual and the context of what they are in if the context is sane, a person will seem to be insane; person or situation. Occurs in dogs also: amok: a young male with no previous indication of anger or inclination to violence seizes a weapon and attempts to seriously injure or kill others. Categorization: dsm-iv (encyclopedia of disorders, names, and diagnostic features system of concepts, designed to enable therapists to be clear what something means in terms of symptoms) Life-disrupting worry but specific thing they worry about changes. On more days than not for six months. 6% lifetime prevalence in u. s: specific phobias. Encounters with object of fear reliably produce anxiety. Consumes more than an hour each day. 1-2% lifetime prevalence in the u. s: panic disorders and agoraphobia. Agoraphobia: fear of being in a place and having a panic attack without possibility of escape. Exposure to traumatic event real or simulated or imagined.
