PSYCH 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder
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An unpleasant feeling of fear and apprehension accompanied by increased physiological arousal. In learning theory, it is considered a drive that mediates between a threatening situation and avoidance behaviour. Anxiety can be assessed by self-report, by measuring physiological arousal, and by observing overt behaviour. Ocd and ptsd were formally classi ed as anxiety disorders but are now consideredin separate chapters of the dsm-5. Physiological components is the heightened level of arousal, physiological activation such as higher heart rate, shortness of breath, dry mouth. Cognitive component is the subjective perception of the anxious arousal and the associated cognitive processes: worry and rumination. Third component: behavioural component of anxiety involving avoidance and other safety behaviours such as using alcohol to manage anxiety at a party. Anxiety and worry can be reinforced by the avoidance of feared outcomes and possible experiences that never happen. Persistent uncontrollable worry about many themes is the main component of.
