anxiety, depression + addiction Flashcards
what is the function of the brain?
Organise sensory input
Make sense of sensory + social information
Survival
Maximise efficiency
what is anxiety?
A constellation of psychological and physiological responses to potential/uncertain threat
why do humans have anxiety?
Exists to automatically motivate us to avoid harm.
what is anxiety disorder?
as a self-perpetuating network of positive feedback loops, arising from responses which are usually adaptive.
what is addiction?
Repeated negative reinforcement, in the context of persistent states of suffering/ distress/tension
where do the substances used in addiction tend to act on?
have direct action on neural circuits for motivation and reward-seeking
what factor is central to the developlemt of addictions?
the social context
