PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-8: Convulsion, Palpitations, Frotteurism

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Acute stress disorder: new in dsm-iv, a short-lived anxiety reaction to a traumatic event; if it lasts more than a month, it is diagnosed as post-traumatic stress disorder. Agoraphobia: a cluster of fears centring on being in open spaces and leaving the home. Anxiety: an unpleasant feeling of fear an apprehension accompanied by increased physiological around. In learning theory, it is considered a drive that mediates between a threatening situation and avoidance behaviour. Anxiety can be assessed by self-report, by measuring physiological arousal, and by observing overt behaviour. Anxiety disorders: disorders in which fear or tension is overriding and the primary disturbance: phobic disorders, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, acute stress disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. These disorders form a major category in dsm-iv and cover most of what used to be referred to as the neuroses.

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