PSYC 211 Chapter Notes -Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Temporal Lobe, Fusiform Face Area
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Anxiety affective state with characteristics of cognitive expectations of certain danger. An internal physiological preparedness to deal with the threat, and an external physiological sign of anxiety. An emotional sense of dread, fear, panic or worry. Behaviours directed at escaping or avoiding the source of anxiety. Anxiety is adaptive if it motivates effective behaviours, but if the behavioural component becomes maladaptive, it is referred to as anxiety disorder. Five classes: generalized anxiety disorder occur in the absence of any stimulus. Suffer from episodes of acute and umremitting terror characterised by recurring panic attacks. Shortness of breath, perspiration, irregularities of heartbeat, dizziness and faintness. The victim thinks he/she is going to die. Between panic attacks, the person will experience anticipatory anxiety, the fear that another panic attack will strike. Agoraphobia is the fear of open spaces preventing the person from leaving their home. Lactic acid (caused by muscular activity and breathing air with elevated levels of c02)