PS280 Lecture Notes - Panic Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Etiology
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Include: panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (gad), phobias, obsessive- compulsive disorder, acute and post-traumatic stress disorders. Every healthy person experiences some anxiety at different times. Anxiety disorders 1/3 of costs for mental disorders in u. s. Cognitive take place in a person"s thoughts. Somatic changes in a person"s physiological or biological reactions awareness of illogical and self-defeating nature. Reasonable doses of anxiety act as a safeguard to keep us from ignoring danger, and anxiety appears to have an adaptive function. The anxiety is manifested only in particular situations. Anxiety results from an attempt to master other symptoms. 5% of females, 2. 3% males, (3. 5%, m&f, lifetime prevalence) onset in adolescence and mid 30"s, chronic, symptoms fluctuate. 1/4-1/3 american university students reported panic attack in last year sudden symptoms, minutes - hours; usually less than 20 minutes: apprehension, feelings of impending doom, pounding heart, sweating, trembling.
