PSY30310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Anxiolytic, Benzodiazepine, Reuptake
Document Summary
Fear and avoidance of: specific, generally non-fear causing stimuli (specific phobia, open spaces that cannot be escaped easily or are generally difficult to navigate (agoraphobia, social situations (social anxiety disorder) Cognitive aetiology: anxiogenic cognitive schemas, threat attentional biases, fear of negative performance in social situations rather than fear of the actual situation, a social skills deficit. Biological aetiology: higher reactivity/sensitivity in ans which can be heritable, modest mz-dz correlation. Challenge automatic thought processes and irrational beliefs: biological. Panic attack: can be mistaken for a heart attack, a discrete period of intense fear/discomfort with symptoms (at least 4/13) developing and peaking within minutes. 35% of non-clinical samples have at least 1 panic attack a year. Aetiology: runs in families, can be induced through hyperventilation or co2 inhalation, interoceptive conditioning (natural physiological processes are perceived wrong and then conditioned to be feared) Albany model therapy: relaxation, cognitive restructuring to remove interpretation of natural phenomena (de- catastrophising, exposure to somatic cues without anxiety.
