PSYC 337 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Hypervigilance, Orbitofrontal Cortex, Electrodermal Activity
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In dsm-v, anxiety-related disorders are categorized into 3 chapters: anxiety disorders, ex: panic disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, gad, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, ex: ocd, trauma and stressor related disorders, ex: ptsd. I(cid:374) pre(cid:448)ious d m (cid:448)ersio(cid:374)s, these (cid:449)ere all grouped together u(cid:374)der the (cid:271)road headi(cid:374)g of (cid:862)a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) disorders(cid:863) Biological factors: genetics play a role in the etiology of anxiety disorders, ~all anxiety disorders show some concordance with family members. Information transfer between the neuroanatomical areas of the fear circuit are mediated by a complex and interacting # of neurotransmitter systems: gaba, serotonin, norepinephrine. Children who develop (cid:862)a(cid:374)(cid:454)ious-a(cid:373)(cid:271)i(cid:448)ale(cid:374)t(cid:863) atta(cid:272)h(cid:373)e(cid:374)t st(cid:455)les fear (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g a(cid:271)a(cid:374)do(cid:374)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) lo(cid:448)ed o(cid:374)es. This is usuall(cid:455) the result of parents being inconsistent in their emotional caregiving towards their children. Later in life, the children are wary of the availability of others, become chronically worried they will leave, etc.
