PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
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5. 1 anxiety and anxiety disorders describe the symptom components of anxiety and distinguish between normal and clinical levels of anxiety anxiety > unpleasant feeling of fear and apprehension/uneasiness. Anxiety in its motivating state motivates one to start studying or working. Anxiety in its chronic state causes significant stress for the individual and others. They tend to perceive threat and are concerned and worried when there is no objective threat or the event is ambiguous. Anxiety disorders > diagnosed when feelings of anxiety are clearly present. Separation anxiety > anxiety that results from not having contact or the possibility of losing contact with attachment figures common in children adult form = cannot stand to be alone, worry about losing contact with a loved one. 5. 2 specific phobia definition define various specific phobias. 4 dimensions of nomophobia inability to communicate being disconnected inability to access information inconvenience. 5. 3 social anxiety disorder (social phobia) describe social anxiety disorder.
