PSYB32H3 : Second Mid.doc

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22 Apr 2012

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High rate of childhood maltreatment has been linked to greater symptom severity and poorer quality of life. Most common psychological disorder with 1 in 5 ,one year prevalence and life time prevalence is 10. 6% and 16. 6% respectively. Has an early age of onset , and there is a clear gender difference. Must interfere with their home, school, work and social life, also independent risk factor for suicide attempts ,co-morbidity is strongest with the depressive disorders. Specific phobias have examined responses across three conditions: negative emotion, positive emotion and neutral condition. Definition: a disrupting, fear mediated avoidance that is out of proportion to the danger actually posed and is recognized by the sufferer as groundless, suffers from intense distress and social or occupational impairment because of the anxiety. Specific phobias: unwarranted fears caused by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation. Dsm sub-divides it into : blood, injuries, and injections; situations, animals, and the natural environment.

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