PSY240H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Panic Attack, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder
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Anxiety is a negative mood state characterized by bodily symptoms of physical tension, and apprehension about the future. It can be a subjective sense of unease, a set of behaviours or a physiological response originating in the brain and reflected in elevated heart rate and muscle tension. Anxiety can be good for us, at least in moderate amounts we perform better when we are a little anxious: too much anxiety may hinder our performance. E(cid:448)e(cid:396)e a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) does(cid:374)"t go a(cid:449)a(cid:455) even if we know we really have nothing to be afraid of, we remain anxious. Individuals who have anxiety-based disordrs are well aware that they have little to fear in the situations they find so stressful, yet they cannot seem to shake their excessive fear. Fear can be good for us it protects us by activating a massive response from the autonomic nervous system, which motivates us to escape or attack flight-or-fight response.
