PSY 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder
27 Apr 2019
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Introduction: most of us fell anxiety almost every day of our lives, anxiety: a mood state characterized by negative affect, muscle tension, and physical arousal in which a person apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune. It can be a good thing because it motivates us, but some people experience anxiety so intensely that it is no longer helpful or useful. Internal bodily or somatic cues: physical sensations that serve as triggers for anxiety or as reminders of past traumatic events (somatic cues) Social anxiety disorder (social phobia: bees, sharks, snakes, etc, social anxiety disorder (sad), sad is more than exaggerated shyness. If the fear is limited to performance-based situations, such as public speaking, a diagnosis of sad performance only is assigned. Individuals with a psychological vulnerability toward viewing the world as uncontrollable and unpredictable may particularly struggle with the possibility of additional future, unpredictable traumatic events, fueling their need for hypervigilance and avoidance, and perpetuating the symptoms of ptsd.
