Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Panic Attack, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia
21 Feb 2014
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4 of 13 symptoms - laboured breathing, heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain, feelings of choking and smothering, dizziness, sweating, trembling, feelings of impending doom, depersonalization, derealization, etc. Or worry about the implications of the attacks. Or significant change in behavior related to attacks: fear of fear cycle, how will it affect your life, sometimes cant control their behavior, people can"t leave their house, isolation, avoidance, don"t want to interact with other people. Onset in early adult life (teens to 40) Bimodal: late teens, 30"s: there"s 2 peaks of occurrence. Comorbidity with agoraphobia, major depression, gad, phobias, alcohol dependency, personality disorders. Anxiety about being in places where escape would be difficult. E. g. , away from home alone, shopping mall, in a crowd, on a bus, standing in line. Usually involves fear of having a panic attack. Person stays home to avoid these situations: fear they will die if they are outside. Trigger perceived threat, apprehension, bodily sensations, catastrophic misinterpretation of sensations.
