PSY341H1 Chapter 7: psy341 - chapter 7 anxiety disorders.doc
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Many suffer more than one type either simultaneously or at separate times during development neurotic paradox pattern of self-defeating behaviour in which child feels afraid of something they know they shouldn"t be afraid of; self-perpetruating flight/flight response. Response expressed as 3 systems: physical: sympathetic response, cognitive. Chemical (e, ne), cardiovascular, respiratory, sweat gland, etc. If can"t find danger, then something must be wrong with me or distort situation subjective feelings of apprehension, nervousness, difficulty concentrating, panic: behaviour. Generalized anxiety disorder (gad) can be episodic or continuous. Widespread and focuses on variety of everyday life events (often minor) free- floating anxiety always expect worst to happen, underestimate own ability to cope. Re-diagnosed after 2 years \ persist over time. Social phobia (social anxiety) avoidant behaviour blush, fall silent, cling to parents, hid in presence of new people anxious about mundane activities involving others. More likely to be highly emotional, socially fearful and inhibited, sad, lonely.
