PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Specific Phobia, Ipod Mini, Nail Polish
15 Oct 2015
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Lost my ipod today, so if you love my notes and want to buy me a new one, i strongly encourage you to do so. If you find a red ipod mini with a shattered screen held together with clear nail polish, it"s mine and. Anxiety is a mood state characterized by physical tension and mental fear. Panic attacks expected/cued or unexpected/uncued, meaning either linked to a specific situation or occurring at random. In normal amounts, anxiety is useful, but if it becomes chronic it becomes a disorder. Comorbidity anxiety and depression often occur together, both increase suicide risk. Biological contributions genetic component to chronic anxiety. Triple vulnerability model links biological vulnerability model with general psychological vulnerability, and specific vulernability. Generalized anxiety disorder: what i"m on medication for! Uncontrollable, unproductive worry/fear about everyday life individual knows it"s irrational but cannot stop it. Panic disorder: experience frequent panic attacks like tony stark in iron man 3.
