PSYC-1105EL Chapter Notes - Chapter 15.3: Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder
10 Apr 2017
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Anxiety disorders: are a category of disorders involving fear or nervousness that is excessive, irrational, and maladaptive. Generalized anxiety disorder (gad): involves frequently elevated levels of anxiety, generally from the normal challenges and stresses of everyday life. Panic disorder: is an anxiety disorder marked by occasional episodes of sudden, very intense fear. Agoraphobia: often associated with panic disorder, resulting from an intense fear of having a panic attack in public; as a result of this fear, the individual may begin to avoid public settings and increasingly isolate himself or herself. Phobia: a severe, irrational fear of a very specific object or situation. Specific phobia: an intense fear of a specific object, activity, or organism. Social anxiety disorder: a very strong fear of being judged by others or being embarrassed or humiliated in public. Exposure: repeatedly and in stages exposing a person to the object that they fear so that they can work past their emotional reactions.
