15.4 Anxiety Disorders — When Your Brain's Alarm System Goes Wrong | Psychology 2e
After this lesson you will be able to…
- Understand the widespread occurrence and demographic disparities of anxiety disorders in the US.
- Differentiate between fear as an immediate threat response and anxiety as a future concern.
- Identify the threshold where normal anxiety becomes a disruptive clinical disorder.
- Learn the definitions, prevalence, and common examples of specific phobias and agoraphobia.
- Explore how phobias are acquired through classical conditioning, vicarious learning, and verbal transmission.
- Understand how evolutionary predispositions influence what objects we are more likely to fear.
- Learn the definition, impact, and self-defeating behaviors associated with social anxiety disorder.
- Identify the conditioning and biological factors contributing to social anxiety disorder.
- Understand the symptoms, prevalence, and cognitive misinterpretations of panic attacks and disorder.
- Explore the brain mechanisms and learned responses that contribute to panic disorder.
- Define GAD as 'free-floating anxiety' and understand its chronic, pervasive nature.
- Examine how chronic worry can be a psychological shield, yet physically harmful.
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Quiz: Anxiety Disorders — Types, Causes, and Mechanisms
FundamentalsAnswer each question based only on what was presented in the video lesson on anxiety disorders from Psychology 2e, Section 15.4. No outside knowledge is required or expected.
Practice: Anxiety Disorders — Concepts, Classifications, and Mechanisms
PracticeAnswer each question using what you learned in the video lesson. Problems progress from recall and understanding to application and analysis. Write complete sentences where explanation is requested.