Psychology Consultant: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Psychology Consultant: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Psychodynamic Three kinds of anxiety realistic, neurotic, and moral. Realistic Anxiety occurs when we face a real danger or threat, such as oncoming tornado. Neurotic Anxiety occurs when we are repeatedly prevented from expressing our id impulses. The energy of those…

Psychology Consultant: Phobia

Psychology Consultant: Phobia

We will consider three groups of phobias 1) Agoraphobia 2) Specific Phobias 3) Social Phobia Phobia Agoraphobia The term Agoraphobia is from the Greek for “fear of the marketplace.” People with Agoraphobia fear crowded, bustling place, such as the marketplace…

Psychology Consultant: Schizophrenia

Psychology Consultant: Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia   There are two categories of symptoms. Positive symptoms, all called type I symptoms, are characterized by the presence of unusual perceptions, thoughts, or behaviours. Positive refers to the fact that these symptoms represent very salient experiences. In contrast, Negative …

Psychology Consultant: Panic Disorder

Psychology Consultant: Panic Disorder

Panic Disorder People with panic disorder experience sudden bursts of anxiety symptoms, feel out of control, and think they are dying. They may have an overreactive autonomic nervous system, which easily goes into a fight-or-flight response. They also may tend…