Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

Document Summary

Table 4. 1 common fears at various developmental ages. The (cid:498)facts(cid:499) about anxiety disorders: 31% of canadian adults will suffer at some point in their lives. 3: most common disorder among all age groups, onset is around age 11 years old, significant economic burden, frequent comorbidity issues. Actually, 28. 3% of adults report having had a panic attack, but only 4. 7% of adults have panic disorder: generalized anxiety disorder (gad) is found to be more common in individuals from lower socioeconomic status (ses). Yes, because populations from lower ses have more legitimate things to worry about, such as unsafe living conditions, lower income, and more medical conditions. Agoraphobia: fear of the marketplace, can sometimes enter fear situations with trusted companions, fear embarrassment, usually begins in early adulthood, women are more likely to experience agoraphobia than men. Social anxiety disorder: the third most common psychiatric disorder.