PSYC 3604 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Nomophobia, Palpitations, Agoraphobia

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3604
• Professor: Brenda Baird

Document Summary

: an anxiety disorder in which the individual has sudden and danger. (textbook: an anxiety disorder in which there is in tense fear and avoidance of specific objects and situations, recognized as irrational by the individual. ) inexplicable attack of jarring symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, heart palpitations, dizziness, trembling, terror, and feelings of impending doom. (sometimes accompanied with agoraphobia, a fear of being in public places. ) pervasive that it seems free floating. (often about minor things) Evidence to support the grouping of fears into five factors: agoraphobia, fears of heights or water, threat fears (e. g. , blood/needles, storms/thunder, fears of being observed, speaking fears. The most common specific phobia subtypes in order were: animal phobias (including insects, snakes, and birds, heights, being in closed spaces, flying, being in or on water, going to the dentist, seeing blood or getting an injection, storms, thunder, or lightening.