PSYC 3140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
29 Oct 2016
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Chapter 5 anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. Fear: the central nervous system"s physiological and emotional response to a serious threat to one"s well-being. Anxiety: the central nervous system"s physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger. Nevertheless, most people with the disorder are able, although with some difficulty, to carry on social relationships and job activities. It may emerge at any age, but usually it first appears in childhood or adolescence. According to sociocultural theorists, generalized anxiety disorder is most likely to develop in people who are faced with ongoing societal conditions that are dangerous. Studies have found that people in highly threatening environments are indeed more likely to develop the general feelings of tension, anxiety, and fatigue and the sleep disturbances found in this disorder. One of the most powerful forms of societal stress is poverty.
