PSYA02H3 Lecture : Chapter 17 lecture notes
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Behavior that makes the individual maladaptive, and doesn"t let them function normally in society. Free floating anxiety- anxiety that has no need or reason. difficulty falling asleep/ excessive drinking/ women more than men. Turrets syndrome is considered a category of ocd. Compulsion is sometimes highly dysfunctional fear of contamination is a common symptom. some people may be biologically predisposed towards ocd. Serotonin: is a drug in the brain that can cause imbalance. Persistent and exaggerated fear of suffering from an illness. learning mechanisms are similar to post traumatic stress disorder. The way we think can get us to anxious, we catastrophic misinterpret events to make them seem really bad in our heads. Serotonin- is a very important neurotransmitter in the brain, sometimes used for anxiety. Psychotherapy: systematic desensitization- replacing feelings of high alarm and fear with feelings of relaxation. Removing the association of bad feelings from the object of fear.
