PSY3032 Chapter Notes - Chapter ?: Panic Disorder, Panic Attack, Social Anxiety Disorder
24 Sep 2018
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He appears confident but on inside he is miserable. Social history: shy as a child, number of friends, adolescence, timid around girls. Joined drama group to increase confidence and make friends. Still felt uncomfy in public speaking and social situations: private liberal arts college for 2 yrs . Impact on social life, tension between him and mary, divorce: met elaine 4 yrs after divorce, she was less socially active than mary. Probability overestimation, overestimate probability negative event will occur. Catastrophic thinking, exaggerate consequences of neg events. Asked of situations that he may have engaged in this thinking. Discussion: any year, 17% usa suffer from at least one anxiety disorder only 1 out of 4 receive treatment, dsm-5 = 9 disorders involving anxiety and avoidance. Usually begins with experience of a panic attack: gad: unrealistic and excessive worry and anxiety occurring more days than not for at least 6 months.
