PSYCH101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Aaron T. Beck

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Compare and contrast generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and phobic disorder (6 marks) Irritable, difficulty sleeping/concentrating (usual for anxiety disorders) Struggle to identify the specific reasons for why they are anxious. Panic disorder is overwhelming, intense anxiety, they can happen more than once, they can happen rapidly, and they"re unexpected because you can"t tell when you will have one . It is an anxiety disorder marked by repeated episodes of sudden, very intense fear. Different than gad because it is in short segments and a lot more severe. This is associated with agoraphobia: which is the fear of going out to public places, fear of having a panic attack in public. Phobic disorder is the most common anxiety disorder and it is the least problematic. Many people can avoid phobic anxiety if they stay away from what they are afraid of. Rational: being afraid of a shark only when you"re in an ocean with a shark.