PSY 602- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 120 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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Future-oriented emotion characterized by perception of uncontrollability and unpredictability over potentially aversive events and a rapid shift in attention to the focus of potentially dangerous events or one"s own affective response to these events. Fear: alarm reaction to a present threat. Worry: intrusive thoughts about negative outcomes that are difficult to control. Panic: symptoms of anxiety in absence of perceived threat. Physical symptoms: dry mouth, muscle tension, trouble swallowing, sweating, stomach discomfort. Cognitive symptoms: anticipation of threatening event, catastrophic thoughts, worry, concentration difficulties. Behavioural symptoms: irritability, feeling of dread, feeling nervous , avoidance, escape, freezing, aggression, impulsivity. Anxiety is the immediate response to perceived threat or danger. Actions are aimed at escaping harm either by confronting the source (fight) or by evading it (flight) Amount of fear experienced is in proportion to the threat. Fear response subsides when the threat ends. Concerns are unrealistic; source of anxiety either cannot hurt them or very unlikely to occur.
