PSYC1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Phobia
11 Oct 2018
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Generalised anxiety disorder: excessive and uncontrollable worry, about wide range of outcomes, physi(cid:272)al sy(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s are differe(cid:374)t fro(cid:373) (cid:858)pa(cid:374)i(cid:272)(cid:859), tension, irritability, restlessness, sleep problems, associated with, high trait anxiety, reduced problem-solving confidence/success. Intolerance of uncertainty: reduced ability to tolerate distress. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: obsessions: repeated, intrusive, irrational thoughts or impulses. Cause severe anxiety: compulsions: ritualised behaviours to relieve the anxiety caused by obsessions, associated with: Risk for ptsd: 50-60% of people experience traumatic event, ptsd prevalence: 5-11, critical to identify people who need assistance to prevent post-trauma problems, risk factors, pre-trauma (e. g. coping style, trauma (e. g. meaning, post-trauma (e. g. social support) Pros and cons of having the thought/belief: behavioural techniques, exposure to feared stimuli (e. g. public transport, exposure to feared outcomes (e. g. negative social evaluation) Systematic desensitisation: behavioural techniques also affect cognition, exposure to feared stimuli: Reduces judgements of likelihood of harm: exposure to feared outcomes:
