PSY2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder
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Note: our coverage of this chapter will be limited to: Identify the criteria for judging whether behavior is psychologically disordered. Abnormal different from the norm; unusual; statistically atypical. Dysfunction impairs one"s ability to get along in life. Describe the goals and content of the dsm-iv-tr. Discuss the benefits but also the potential dangers of using diagnostic labels. Dangers of labels: labels create preconceptions that guide our perceptions and interpretations, the media is often neither accurate nor kind in its portrayal of psychological disorders. Benefits of labels: professionals use labels to efficiently communicate about their cases, bring to mind the likely underlying causes, discern effective treatment programs. Define anxiety disorders, and contrast the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. Anxiety: exaggeration of threat: resulting in: distressing, persistent anxiety, may lead to: maladaptive, anxiety-reducing behaviors. Generalized anxiety disorder continually tense and uneasy even in the absence of any specific anxiety-provoking stimulus. Panic disorder intense fear, frightening physiological symptoms.
