Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Sympathetic Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System
7 Feb 2020
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Chapter 4: anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma and stressor. Anxiety: anxiety: common emotion that is characterized by physical symptoms and thoughts or worries that something bad will happen, future-oriented response, usually time limited and goes away when the event is over, decreased levels of physical reactivity. Panic disorder: a person had at least one panic attack and worries about having more, not everyone was diagnosed with panic disorder change their behaviour avoid situations, some people do. Dizziness are falling, losing control of bowels, getting lost: usually developed after having panic disorder, not all individuals have panic attacks, younger adults used fear to describe emotional distress, older adults use the word discomfort. Generalized anxiety disorder: excessive anxiety and worry, occurring more days than not, at least six months, worry about, future events, past transgressions, financial matters. In children as high as 15: restlessness.
