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Psych 2510 1nd Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I. Assessing Abnormal Behavior and Mental Disorder Continued II. Culture and Clinical AssessmentIII. Studying Abnormal Behavior and Mental Disorder Outline of Current Lecture IV. Anxiety DisordersV. Features of Anxiety Disorders VI. Anxiety-related DisordersVII. Trauma-related DisordersCurrent LectureI. Anxiety disordersA. Involve excessive worry, anxiety, or fear. B. Worry-concern about future threat (thinking)C. Anxiety-emotional state that occurs as a threatening event draws near.D. Fear-intense emotional state that occurs as a threat is imminent or actually occurring.E. Anxiety is composed of three parts: physical feelings (arousal), thoughts, and behaviors.II. Features of Anxiety DisordersA. Panic attacks involve (1) intense physical feelings such as heart racing, sweating, and dizzinessB. (2) Thoughts that one will lose control, go crazy, or die. Panic attacks may be uncued, situationally predisposed, or situationally bound.III. Anxiety-related DisordersA. Panic disorder These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. Refers to regular uncued panic attacks and worry about the consequences of these attacks.b. People with panic disorder may also have agoraphobia, or avoidance of situations where a panic attack might occur.c. Physical: heart racing, sweating, dizzinessd. Thoughts: lose control, go crazy, diee. Uncuedf. Situationally predisposed g. Situationally bound1. Only happens in certain, specific situationB. Video a. A profile of panic disorder.b. Possible cause: problems with amygdala (which controls fear related response) C. Social phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)a. Refers to intense and ongoing fear of potentially embarrassing situations in the form of situationally bound panic attacks.b. Examples: being around others, eating around others, speaking in front of others D. Specific phobia a. Refers to excessive, unreasonable fear of an object or situation.b. Examples: animals, natural environment, blood-injection-injury, situational (enclosed spaces)E. Generalized anxiety disorder a. Refers to extreme levels of persistent, uncontrollable worry (e.g. 6 months)b. At least 3 of these:i. Restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems, irritability, muscle tension, sleep problems IV. Obsessive Compulsive-related disorders A. Obsessive-compulsive disorder a. Refers to the presence of obsessions, or troublesome and recurring thoughtsi. Doubtii. Need for orderiii. Aggressive impulsesiv. Sexual imagesb. Refers to the presence of compulsions, or physical or mental acts performed in response to an obsession to lessen distress.i. Checkingii. Organizingiii. Countingiv. Hand washingB. Body dysmorphic disorderV. Trauma-related DisordersA. Posttraumatic stress disorder a. Refers to constant re-experiencing of a traumatic event b. Intrusion symptoms: images, memories, nightmares, flashbacks, illusions, or other ways.c. Avoidance of thoughts/places/behaviors associated with traumad. Negative alterations in cognition and moode. Increased physiological arousal (hyper-vigilance, trouble sleeping, irritability, startlef. Symptoms for ge 1 monthB. Video: a. Darwin, a profile of posttraumatic stress


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