Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, National Comorbidity Survey, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
28 Nov 2016
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Pathological counterpart of normal fear, manifest by disturbances of mood, as well as of thinking, behaviour, and physiological activity. (usdhhs, 1999, p. 233) Anxiety is more than chronic stress and increased arousal: Perception and concern over the threat are disproportionate to the actual threat. Anxiety is usually experienced far longer than the arousal lasts. Anxiety can occur in the absence of an actual threat. Intense fear and discomfort associated with physical and mental symptoms, including: Sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea. Twice as common in women as in men. Agoraphobia severe, pervasive anxiety when in situations perceived to be difficult to escape from, or complete avoidance of certain situations (eg. crowded areas, alone outside of home, travel in bus or plane). Social phobia marked, persistent anxiety in social situations (eg. public speaking) from possibility of embarrassment or ridicule. Accompanied by anticipatory anxiety days or weeks prior to feared event.
