PS101 Lecture 14: What Causes Anxiety Disorders
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Genetics: mz twins more similar than dz twins, even when adopted, neurochemical contributions, neurotransmitters (e. g. gaba/ seretonin) Mood (a ective) disorders: moods or emotions that are extreme and unwarranted, from extreme depression to extreme elation, two broad categories, depressive, bipolar. Depressive disorders: depression, is not a case of the blues" or having a bad day". Thursday, november 16, 2017: clinical depression occurs when frequency, intensity, duration of symptoms is out of proportion to a situation. Depression: dysthymia: lighter form of clinical depression, bad spirit , a miler form of clinical depression, chronic (lasts for years, no clear reason. Biological factors: genetic factors, high concordance rate for identical twins, lower rate for fraternal twins, genetic predisposition to mood disorder, neurotransmitters, underactivity, norepinephrine and serotonin. Psychological factors: disposition/vulnerability, perfectionism, depressive cognitive triad, negative thoughts concerning, the world, oneself, the future, cannot suppress negative thoughts, recall more failures than success.
