HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture 7: Anxiety 4-2

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health, Aging and Society
• Course: HLTHAGE 1CC3
• Professor: Mat Savelli

Document Summary

Generalized anxiety disorder (cid:862)chro(cid:374)i(cid:272) (cid:449)orries(cid:863) not fixed, may not even have clear source. Accompanied by minor disturbances in sleep, irritability, concentration, restlessness. Evolutionary: anxiety and phobias adaptive in some situations, out of place in modern world: could have given us a benefit (fear of spiders) Freud: a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) a (cid:862)(cid:449)ar(cid:374)i(cid:374)g sig(cid:374)(cid:863) a(cid:271)out id"s i(cid:373)pulses. We get a(cid:374)(cid:454)ious (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:449)e"re a(cid:271)out to do so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g (cid:449)e (cid:862)should(cid:374)"t do(cid:863) Id and superego were mediated in a way through the ego. Behavioural: learned behaviours acquired through conditioning and reinforcement. Life e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts: people (cid:449)ho e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e agorapho(cid:271)ia (cid:373)ore likel(cid:455) to ha(cid:448)e fa(cid:272)ed (cid:862)da(cid:374)gerous(cid:863) situations, like crime, conflict, serious arguments. Genetics may play role; inherit proclivity to pain vs. experiencing generalized anxiety disorder: does(cid:374)"t hold true for all t(cid:455)pes of a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) disorders. Perhaps panic disorder results from brain defect when faced with biologically dangerous situations (hyperventilation), we misinterpret these signals as genuinely life threatening. Psychotherapies: exposure therapy, relaxation techniques, breathing exercises, cbt (cognitive behavioural therapy)