PSY 1102 Study Guide - Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 3, Emotional Spectrum, Conversion Disorder

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: all

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It can be normal and adaptive, it is your internal alarm system: introduction notes, both humans and animals have developed fear mechanisms, anxiety can be motivational. It can be disturbing and incapacitating: ex. Wash their hands repeatedly to the point where their skin falls off: they do it to bring down their anxiety, ex. As soon as he gets in his car he gets a thought that he hit somebody and has to get out of the car and check under it gets back in the car and does it again: ex. Ww2 vets are in their 80s and many of them still experiencing it today after 60 years: high state of physiological arousal, easily angered, irritated, have trouble sleeping, explaining anxiety disorders notes and book. A dog bites you, you become terrified by all dogs: ex. Taijin kyofusho: raise children to be aware of others feelings and don"t embarrass other children, they are terrified of embarrassing others.