PS101 Chapter Notes -Mania, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Frontal Lobe
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How to define abnormality medical model? (abnormality as disease: mental illness was treated as such rather than a crime deviance, from society. Anxiety disorders: rise in illness- we diagnosis some disorders more than other cultures, better at reporting, power of labels difficult thing to get over. Anxiety- tense, nervous, worry, fearful: external- trigger is obvious, generalized anxiety- disorder- uncontrollable worry for 6 months. Heart pumping: obsession -persistent unwanted thoughts, compulsion-repeative/ritualized behaviour. Carried out to avoid disaster: checkers- check things, symmetry- things need to be order, cleanliness, hoarders. Internal- no trigger is obvious others, anxiety, anger: post-traumatic stress- nightmares, flashbacks, depression, alienation of, phobias- irrational fear of something, panic disorder-physical mimics a heart attack (possible to non-clinical. Recurrent makes it a disorder you need to believe that you are about to die. Agoraphobia- restrictions of oneself to avoid having a panic. Learning: we can teach our kids our fears.
