PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
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Among the most common; single largest category. 17% of all canadians suffer from some sort of anxiety disorder. Existentialists would argue that all of us have ontology (study of nature of human beings) disorder. Symptoms of anxiety: very high levels of diffused but negative emotions, feat of uncontrollability, shift to self-focus. What"s happening to me is all that"s important . Anxiety is expressed in a variety of ways and takes a variety of form: panic attacks/generalized anxiety disorder. Anxiety is highly focused as long as you can avoid your fear: obsessive compulsive disorder. Anxiety increases if you do not perform those behaviours: somatic, dissociative disorder. To be diagnosed, you must have 4 attacks within a 4 week period. Females struggle with panic attacks more than males. Only 9% of panic attacks occur at home. Generalized anxiety disorders admittedly a low level disorder.
