Summary: Samenvatting Hc Fear Anxiety

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• 1 Lecture 1 (Main lecture): From anxiety to anxiety disorder

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• How does fear differ from anxiety in terms of controllability and duration?

  • Fear: immediate alarm, can freeze, fight, or flight
  • Anxiety: vague sense of threat, anticipatory

• What are the typical symptoms patterns of fear related to anxiety?

  - Intense or unreasonable anxiety is a symptom pattern.
  - Fear reactions are well-defined in specific situations.
  - Anticipation and avoidance are typical in anxiety disorders.

• How is social phobia categorized in the context of anxiety disorders?

  - Social phobia is now referred to as social anxiety disorder.
  - It has clear triggers for fear reactions and a lot of anticipation.

• What is the reason for social anxiety disorder being first more prevalent in boys earlier in life?

  - Societal Roles: boys are more confronted with their fears to avoid bullying

• What do women typically exhibit later in life if they grow up in stressful circumstances?

  - Exhibit more fear and depression.

• How do men typically react later in life to growing up in stressful circumstances?

  - Show more impulsivity and aggression.

• What can happen even after a spontaneous remission from an anxiety disorder?

  - Syndromal shifts may occur.

• At what age do children start to develop fears of dying or the deaths of others?

  - Develop fears of dying or deaths of others starting at age 3.

• What psychopathological symptoms are common in children around the age of 6?

  - Symptoms include school anxiety and performance anxiety.

• During adolescence, what is one of the fears that intensifies?

  - Fear of rejection from peers intensifies during adolescence.