Psychology / Unit 12 Psych 1331 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Anxiety Disorders
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The idea
Anxiety disorders involve excessive fear or anxiety that is out of proportion to the actual threat and impairs functioning.
In practice
A person avoids a promotion because the required travel produces anticipatory anxiety for weeks.
Where people slip
Anxiety is adaptive at ordinary levels. The disorders are defined by proportion, duration, and impairment.
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