PSY340H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Stress Management, Relaxation Technique, Panic Attack
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Anxiety is an emotion which is a good thing. Bad because emotions help us prioritize our lives. Yes but it is good because it is a necessary motivates you do things that you need to do. Happy leads to motivation which leads to doing things repetitively. It gears you up to face a threatening situation. It makes you study ha(cid:396)de(cid:396) fo(cid:396) that e(cid:454)a(cid:373), a(cid:374)d keeps (cid:455)ou o(cid:374) (cid:455)ou(cid:396) toes (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:455)ou"(cid:396)e (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g a spee(cid:272)h. i(cid:374) ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)al, it helps you cope. *** there is a difference between fear and depression although the physical symptoms are nearly the same. Fear is a reaction to a real threat. Particular type of anxiety that are called phobias. Height cannot hurt you but having the fear of falling is a real threat. Sleeping on the second floor is height but people are not usually scared until they are hovering at a balcony. Common anxieties: speaking in front of a class, thinking about the future.
