PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Panic Disorder, Mental Disorder, Agoraphobia

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Ingrid Johnsrude

Document Summary

1-clinically significant: distress causing impairment in everyday life (severity in social interactions, duration, etc) 2-can only be diagnosed if the stress or impairment is due to internal causes. 3-behavior must be involuntary consider biological (genetic), psychological, and social variables. Grey area as to which symptoms should be included. Mild and severe forms grouped together, due to the categorical system (creates bias) Males and females manifest symptoms differently (they respond to their environments differently) Ptsd: specific triggers, difficulty feeling close to people, feeling as though the world is a dangerous place, flashbacks, sleep disorders, difficulty concentrating. General anxiety disorder: sleep disorders, difficulty concentrating, triggered by everyday events, constant worrying. Somatoform disorders: involves physical symptoms similar to a medical illness, but for which no medical reason can be found. Somatization: recurring, multiple, and current complaints about somatic symptoms. Conversion: neurological symptoms without reason (eg. numbness, blindness, paralysis, fits) Body dysmorphism: chronic illness affecting perceived flaws in one"s physical appearance.