PSY 139 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Arachnophobia, Dsm-5, Natural Environment

• School: Hofstra University
• Department: Psychology (PSY)
• Course: PSY 139
• Professor: Mark Serper

Document Summary

Fear and anxiety response patterns what is the difference between fear and anxiety? anxiety is a negative mood state fear is an immediate alarm response to danger. The dsm-5 recognizes five primary types of anxiety disorders. Strong and persistent fear recognized as excessive or unreasonable. Animal normally starts during childhood and fans out overtime. Natural environment fear of the dark, water, thunderstorms, etc. Blood-injection-injury delay seeking medical attention, harming their health. Blood-injection-injury phobia occurs in about 3-4% of population. Age of onset for different phobias varies widely. Genetics monozygotic twins are more likely to share phobias than dizygotic twins. Behaviorally inhibited temperament is linked to higher vulnerability to phobias. Exposure therapy participant modeling virtual reality components cognitive techniques combinations. Disabling fears of one or more specific social situations. Fear of exposure to scrutiny and potential negative evaluation of others. Many have comorbid disorders such as other anxiety disorders or depression.