PSY 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Classical Conditioning, Dog Bite, Frontal Lobe
31 Oct 2017
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10. 19. 2017: being anxious is a response set from the body (fight/flight) in response to an internal or external event, signs/symptoms are split into cognitive, emotional, somatic (physical), behavioural. Limbic system: communication between the brain stem and cortex. Sympathetic ans arousal (fight or flight: anxiety future oriented mood state. Anxiety disorders (particularly panic disorder and ptsd) co-occur with: panic attacks suicidality, abrupt & intense fear/discomfort + symptoms: 1+ months of one/both of the following: persistent concern about additional panic attacks/consequences, a significant maladaptive change in behaviour related to the attacks. ~7% of people experience a panic attack. 3-4% will develop a panic disorder: typically between late adolescence-mid-30s, tends to be chronic, causes & maintaining factors. Dysregulation of nts in locus ceruleus & limbic system (norepinephrine, serotonin, gaba, cck) Poorly regulated, out-of-control fight/flight: cognitive factors. Too close attention to bodily sensations (interoceptive awareness: misinterpretation of bodily sensations.
