PSYA01H3 Chapter 15.3: PSYA01H3 Chapter 15.: Psya01 (Ch-15.3)
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Involves frequently elevated levels of anxiety, generally from the normal challenges and stresses of everyday life. Difficulty sleeping or breathing to difficulty concentrating because of intrusive thoughts. Arises out of ongoing situations and circumstances of life, people have difficulty understanding their experience, and cannot identify specific reasons for which they are anxious. As one detail is dealt with, the anxiety shifts to another source. Unstable, irritable moods, experiencing difficulty concentrating, and have sleep problems. A convergence of stressors precede onset of gad: panic disorder. Marked by occasional episodes of sudden, very intense fear. Anxiety occurs in short segments, but much more severe than gad. Panic attacks = brief moments of extreme anxiety that include a rush of physical activity paired with frightening thoughts. Escalation goes one for less than 10 minutes after which individual will eventually return to a more relaxed state. Very strong fear of being judged by others or being embarrassed or humiliated in public.
