PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Endocrine System, Mania, Cardiovascular Disease

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

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Anxiety disorders: irrational, and maladaptive a category of disorders involving fear or nervousness that is excessive, Among the most frequently diagnosed disorders (1/8 canadians) Often occur with other disorders, substance abuse, or problematic behaviour (always needing to be in control) Anxiety can be functional in certain times. People with anxiety limit themselves to environments, activities, and people that make them feel safe/secure by developing habits to make life predictable. These behaviours help the person regulate their anxiety. Anxiety occurs naturally as part of the fight-or-flight response (same symptoms) and shifts the person to an emergency-state. When this system is activated regularly, it becomes dysfunctional. Phobia: a severe irrational fear of a very specific object or situation. Specific phobia: involves an intense fear of a specific object, activity, or organism. Generalized anxiety disorder (gad): involve frequently elevated levels of anxiety, generally from the normal changes and stresses of everyday life. Symptoms: difficulty sleeping or breathing, difficulty concentrating, intrusive thoughts .