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Psychology Disorder Part 1

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Outline 589-606 Anxiety Disorders A Condition in which intense feelings of apprehension are long standing and disruptive Phobia An intense irrational fear of an object or situation that is not likely to be dangerous Most prevalent of the anxiety disorders, affecting 7 to 11 perccent f adults of children Social Phobia ? an anxiety disorder involving strong irrational fears relating to social situations Agoraphobia ? an anxiety disorder involving strong fear of being alone or away from the security of home Generalized Anxiety Disorder A condition that involves relatively mild but long lasting anxiety that is not focused on any particular object or situation Become anxious and worried, jumpy and irritable Often accompanying other problems like depression and substance abuse

Psychology's roots

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Oliver Baron AP Psych PD 5 Ms. Jessell Chapter 1 Outline Psychology?s Roots Psychology attempts to explain how we think, feel, and act. Prescientific Psychology Early views on psychology India- Buddha China- Confucius Israel- Hebrew scriptures People were said to think with their hearts and feel with their bowels Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (469-399 B.C.) Engaged with Plato in psychology, and Plato recorded their thoughts Views the mind as separate from body and continuing after death Said knowledge was built in from birth Plato then teaches Aristotle after Socrates? death Aristotle?s techniques are more observation-based rather than logic-based He ends up disproving and improving upon Socrates and Plato?s ideas Foreshadowed ?nature vs. nurture? Augustine (354-430 A.D.)

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