PSYC 3023 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Habit Reversal Training, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder

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Exam 2 concept study sheet (chs 4, 6 & 12) Men, however, are expected to be stronger and braver, to tough it out. It exists worldwide: prevalence rates for panic disorder were remarkably similar in the united states, Therapist creates mini-panic attacks in office by exercising to elevate heart rate or spin in chair to make them dizzy + cognitive therapy (identify attitudes about dangerousness of feared but objectively situation identified and modified (maybe unconscious??) As we have said, a true phobia also requires anxiety over the possibility of another extremely traumatic event or false alarm and we are likely to avoid situations in which that terrible thing might occur. ; arousal in which alterations in arousal and reactivity occur including irritability, angry outburst, self-destructive behavior, hyper vigilance, exaggerated startle, trouble concentrating, sleep disturbance. Study uncovered a link between childhood trauma and chronic disease people develop as adults (as well as social and emotional problems)