Lecture 4 Flashcards
What is panic vs fear
panic is extreme fear reaction even though there’s so danger present. False alarm. Activation of fear response in the absence of danger.
what is panic vs anxiety
anxiety is future oriented, in the absence of current threat
Is intense fear alone sufficient to get a phobia disorder
No, you need to see disfunction in some way.
fear of airplanes can be diagnosed as 2 different phobias, depending on the reasoning behind the fear
Anna is afraid of airplanes, scared of falling from the sky: situational
Another person is afraid of airplaines, because fears that he will get trapped, could not get out: agoraphobia. Not situational.
what do we mean when we say something is negatively reinforced
remove something aversive from the environment to feel better. ex. avoid people with lacoste shirts if you think you hate them
Evolutionnary preparedness theory
Way to understand how some fears were selected for.
Makes sense to acquire fear of snakes more easily than fear of daisy.
study on evolutionary preparednesss with monkeys reacting to flowers and snakes
Group that saw monkeys scared of flowers: they don’t change their reactions to flowers.
Group that saw monkeys scared of snakes: they get out of the snake area.
one of the difference between panic attacks and panic disorder
While panic attacks can sometimes be triggered by specific situations, panic disorder is specifically diagnosed when the attacks are uncued and recurrent, and the person experiences significant distress or changes in behavior due to the fear of having more attacks.
how would you call a stimulus bound panic? what about a situationnally-bound panic?
stimulus: Phobia!
Situational: Agoraphobia
What is interoceptive conditioning, in the context of the learning theory model of panic disorder
Refers to the process by which bodily sensations become conditioned stimuli that trigger panic attacks
Grounded in classical conditioning
What do you need to be diagnosed with panic disorder?
- Recurrent, Unexpected Panic Attacks,
- Peaks within minutes, Four (or more) of 13 symptoms
- At least one attack is followed by 1 month (or more) of persistent concern or worry about having more panic attacks AND/OR Significant maladaptive behavior changes (avoiding places)
