PSYC 412 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Classical Conditioning, Amygdala, Reuptake
29 Dec 2016
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Anxiety: mood state characterized by strong negative emotion and bodily symptoms of tension in which the child apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune experiencing anxiety. Anxiety involves an immediate reaction to perceived danger or threat the fight/flight response. The symptoms of anxiety are expressed through 3 interrelated response systems. Self-defeating behavior: neurotic paradox can become self-perpetuating: the physical system, the cognitive system, the behavioral system physical system. Chemical effects: adrenaline and noradrenaline released from the adrenal glands. Cardiovascular effects: heart rate and strength of the heart beat increase, readying the body for action by speeding up blood flow and improving delivery of oxygen to the tissues. Speed and depth of breathing increase brings oxygen to the tissues and removes waste feelings of breathlessness, choking or smothering, or chest pains. Sweating increases cools the body and makes the skin slippery. Often leads to subjective feelings of apprehension, nervousness, difficulty concentrating, and panic behavioral system.
