PSYC 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Erectile Dysfunction
30 Apr 2020
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Gad affects 6. 8 million adults (3. 1%) of u. s. population. Women twice as likely to be affected as men. Risk is highest between childhood and middle age. Physical changes that interfere with social functioning, personal relationships or work. Symptoms occur in adults of all ages but particularly common in older adults because of loss of health, relocation stress, isolation, fear of losing control over their lives, guilt from feelings of hostility towards family and friends. Treatments for anxiety disorder** (302: cognitive-behavioral therapy, helping people identify, understand, and modify faulty thinking and behavior patterns, relaxation techniques, meditation, yoga, exercise. Biological physical changes, sexual dysfunction, treatment, chronic illness, medication. Psychological mental health, being informed, attitudes, sexual desire/ interest. #1 barrier is not having a partner. How are bodies change to sexual responses. Sex desire a few times per week. For men appears to be stable throughout life, even without a partner. For women declines with age, especially without a partner.
