PSYC-339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
27 Sep 2018
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Central nervous system"s physiological and emotional response to a serious threat to one"s well- being: anxiety. Central nervous system"s physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger: generalized anxiety disorder. Disorder marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities. Anxiety disorders (part 2: most common mental disorders in the united states. In any given year, 18 percent of the u. s. adult population experiences one of the six dsm-5 anxiety disorders. About 29 percent develop one of the disorders at some point in their lives. Generalized anxiety disorder (part 1: gad checklist. For 6 months or more, the person experiences disproportionate, uncontrollable, and ongoing anxiety and worry about multiple matters. The symptoms include at least three of the following: edginess, fatigue, poor concentration, irritability, muscle tension, sleep problems. Generalized anxiety disorder (part 2: sociocultural perspective. Gad is most likely to develop in people faced with dangerous ongoing social conditions.
