PSYC 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder
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Patterns of behaviours, thoughts, or emotions considered pathological for one or more of these four reasons: deviance. Whe(cid:374) so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s thoughts, feeli(cid:374)gs, o(cid:396) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396)s i(cid:374)te(cid:396)fe(cid:396)e (cid:449)ith his o(cid:396) her daily functioning, such as drinking to the point that you cannot hold a job, stay in school, or maintain relationships, it would be considered abnormal: distress. Behaviours, thoughts, or emotions that cause significant personal distress may qualify as abnormal; self-abuse, persistent relationship problems, and suicidal thoughts all indicate serious personal distress and unhappiness: danger. If so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s thoughts, e(cid:373)otion, or behaviours present a danger too self or others, such as engaging in road age to the point of physical confrontation, it would be considered abnormal. Medical model: the diagnostic perspective which assumes that diseases (including mental illness) have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and possibly cured. Anxiety disorders: group of disorders characterized by fear or anxiety accompanied by physiological arousal and related behavioural disturbance.
