PSY 805 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Problem Solving, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Van Stephenson
14 Oct 2016
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Fear is the emotion we feel when there is concrete danger, well-founded. Anxiety involves uneasiness towards possible impending threats, future oriented. Existential anxiety is associated with awareness of ultimate concerns such as death, freedom and isolation; can stem from major life events (ex. Both fear and anxiety are associated with the flight components, natural as they keep us out of danger, however when over-done they can create problems. Anxiety disorder is a psychological disorder (ex. Generalized anxiety, ocd, ptsd) in which anxiety is excessive and disabling. Features include excessive uncontrollable anxiety for 6+ months that has caused clinically significant distress or impairment. Lifetime prevalence of 5. 7%, more so in women (could be due to the acceptability of women to share emotions), onset in childhood or adolescence, long-term. Repeated and unexpected panic attacks, worry and concern about occurrence of attacks (anxiety about anxiety, called anxiety sensitivity)
