PSYC 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder
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Abnormal psychology chapter 5: anxiety disorders: anxiety components: Physiological sensations & perceptions (ex. heart racing, difficulty breathing, breakouts, etc. ) Behavioral responses (ex. avoidance, rituals: anxiety disorders: Diagnosed when anxiety is excessive or causes dysfunction. Fears of a specific object, place, or situation. Avoiding phobic stimuli is negatively reinforcing: social anxiety disorder: Fears of doing something to humiliate one"s self in a social setting of in an evaluative situation. Most common fear is of public speaking. Combines relaxation training with gradual exposure to a hierarchy of fear-inducing situations. May be done imaginal or in vivo (in real life) or in a combination of the two: panic disorder: A person experiences multiple un-cued (no cause) panic attacks over a period of time: panic attacks: sudden inexplicable attacks of intense fear, including difficulty breathing, dizziness, sweating, etc. May last several minutes or over an hour.
