PSY240H1 Chapter Notes -Locus Coeruleus, Panic Attack, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Harry (case study): experiencing four types of symptoms that make up anxiety. Avoidance palpitations, stomach restlessness worries pain, need to urinate. Physiological and behavioural symptoms are similar to fight-or flight response. Concern persistent after threat ends, great deal of anticipatory anxiety. Prominent feature in many psychological disorders (ex. depression) Freud: anxiety is the underlying cause of most forms of psychopathology. Neurosis: disorders in which the anxiety aroused by unconscious conflicts could not be quelled or channeled by defense mechanisms (ex. depression, hypochondriasis (unrealistic worry about one"s health)) Dsm no longer assumed anxiety underlies these disorders. Tendency toward anxiety from early age neuroticism, negative affectivity, behavioural inhibition overprotective, controlling, intrusive parents. Panic attacks: short but intense periods in which one experiences many symptoms of anxiety (heart palpitations, pounding heartbeat, numbness, shaking, etc. ) Three core themes: dizziness-related symptoms, cardio-respiratory distress, cognitive factors. Most commonly related to certain situations: likely to have them in certain situations but not always.
