[Health Sciences 1002A/B] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (37 pages long)

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1002A/B
• Professor: Jeannie Samuel

Document Summary

H e a l t h s c i e n c e s 1 0 0 2 a / b. Characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania: characterized by excessive elation, irritability, talkativeness, inflated se, and expansiveness. Involves a disturbance in thinking and perceiving reality. Characterized by one or more of the following: disorganized thoughts. Inappropriate emotions: delusions, auditory hallucinations, deteriorating social and work functioning. Regular medication (i. e. , antipsychotics) can shorten the period when symptoms are present. Anxiety disorders are differentiated from daily stress because the stress is: Intense, often debilitating: long lasting, persisting after the danger or stressful event has passed, dysfunctional. Simple (specific) phobia: most common anxiety disorder, persistent and excessive fear of a specific object, activity or situation. Social phobia: characterized by feeling of dread and embarrassment while being observed by others. Panic disorder: characterized by panic attacks individuals experience severe physical symptoms.