PSYC 3530H Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Acute Stress Reaction, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
29 Mar 2017
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Anxiety disorders: often goes unnoticed because: anxiety is apart of normal dev. , invisible nature, not damaging to others, three interrelated systems. Physical (sympathetic nervous system) (fight or flight) Behavioral (crying, clenched fist, avoidance, thumb sucking) Panic (unexpected, absence of threat or danger) Fears: girls exhibit more fears than boys, this is clearer in older children, if the fear/anxiety creates sufficient discomfort or interferes with functioning, intervention may be justified. Specific phobias (excessive, cannot be reasoned away, beyond voluntary control: diagnosis criteria. Immediate anxiety response to exposure of phobic stimulus. Produces marked distress, and interfere with normal routine. Social anxiety (persistent fear of acting in an embarrassing way in social or performance situations: may miss school, unlikely to participate in recreational activity, lesser self worth, sadness, loneliness, selective mutism (don"t talk in specific social situations) Generalized anxiety disorder: diagnosis criteria (have 1 or more) (present most days for past 6 months)
