PSY240H1 Lecture 5: Lecture 5 - Anxiety Disorders
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anxiety is on a spectrum, not necessarily pathological, some moderate anxiety is important (ex. Motivation to study and keep working on personal development) In pathology focus on interference of anxiety in daily life and functioning, amount of interference, and length of interference. ~20% of population will have some kind of anxiety disorder during their life, high comorbidity (especially with mood disorders, drug/alcohol addictions, eating disorders) anxious states when normal people have moments with high anxiety due to events. anxious traits cause chronic anxious, affect reactions to event and make prone to anxiety. Somatic - body experiences goosebumps, tense muscles, increased heart rate + respiration + perspiration, respiration deepens, spleen contracts, peripheral blood vessels dilate, liver releases carbs, bronchioles widen, pupils dilate, adrenaline secreted, stomach acid inhibited, salivation decreases, bladder relaxes. Emotional sense of dread, terror, restlessness, ir ritability.
