PSYC 2060U Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Panic Attack, Panic Disorder, Exposure Therapy
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Slide 2: people may respond with immediate alarm reaction fear, sometimes we feel vague and uneasiness (anxiety). Anxiety about current concerns or unpleasant feelings of tension. Anxiety can be abnormal if it comes out of the blue (no environmental change). Anxiety can change our daily functioning (can become harmful) if triggered too easily, lasts too long, out of proportion. Slide 4: physical jumping, shaking hands, heart pounding. Cognitive worrying about something, fear of losing control, worrying about every little thing. Slide 5: anxiety can be normal until it becomes chronic (role impairment distress in job, student; impacts person and others around them) Slide 6: anxiety disorders most prevalent type of disorder in canada, women experience more anxiety disorders (ages 15-24) Slide 7: phobia unreasonable fear for a particular object, activity or situation. Dsm 5 indicates fear in 5 factors: 1. Slide 8: specific phobias experience high levels of fear caused by presence of specific situation.
