PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Socioeconomic Status, Frontal Lobe, Mania

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Paula Barata

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Anxiety disorders: a category of disorders involving fear or nervousness that is excessive, irrational and maladaptive. Generalized anxiety disorders: involves frequently elevated levels of anxiety, generally from the normal challenges and stresses of everyday life. Phobia: a severe, irrational fear of a very specific object or situation. Specific phobia: intense fear of a specific object, activity or organism. Panic disorder: an anxiety disorder marked by occasional episodes of sudden, very intense fear. Agoraphobia: resulting from an intense fear of having a panic attack in public; as a result of this fear, the individual may begin to avoid public settings and increasingly isolate themselves. Social anxiety disorder: a very strong fear of being judged by others or being embarrassed or humiliated in public. Exposure: repeatedly and in stages exposed to the object of his fear so that he can work past his emotions.