PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Laine John

Document Summary

These judgements can prove to be life-changing and so the standardization of classification is crucial to ethical medical and psychological practice. Although many professionals disagree about causation of psychological disorders, there is general consensus about the treatment. The most commonly used classification system to determine the type and severity of a psychological disorder is the dsm-iv-tr- diagnostic and statistical manual- version 4. This manual outlines what symptoms must be present, for how long and in what severity to diagnose someone"s presenting problem. Persistent, excessive anxiety that is beyond the client"s control. Individual must feel that anxiety is overwhelming them and they cannot control it. Characterized by panic attacks, that then cause anxiety about possible attacks in the. Frequent visits to physicians with multiple complaints. Actual loss of motor or sensory functioning that cannot be explained medically. Usually relieves an anxiety or solves a problem. Typically caused by an individual experiencing panic attacks.