Hi Everyone!
Have you ever felt any anxiety while taking a test? Going on a Blind Date? Making a Speech? How bad was your "anxiety"? Do you avoid these activities now? Many of you will recall discussing Stress in class. We discussed Hans Seyle's Alarm stage of his General Adaptation Syndrome where the body's 'fight or flight' reaction kicks in under normal stressful event. For some people unfortunately this reaction occurs to non-stressful event. When this happens it is called a Panic Attack. When Panic Attacks begin to interfer with one's quality of life it is diagnosed as a Panic Disorder. The November issue of Scientific American Mind has a piece entitled "Why Do We Panic" by Hal Arkowitz & Scott Lilienfeld. In this article they discuss the difference between normal anxiety, a Panic Attack, & when one is diangosed with a Panic Disorder. They also explore why panic attacks occur.
Have you ever felt any anxiety while taking a test? Going on a Blind Date? Making a Speech? How bad was your "anxiety"? Do you avoid these activities now? Many of you will recall discussing Stress in class. We discussed Hans Seyle's Alarm stage of his General Adaptation Syndrome where the body's 'fight or flight' reaction kicks in under normal stressful event. For some people unfortunately this reaction occurs to non-stressful event. When this happens it is called a Panic Attack. When Panic Attacks begin to interfer with one's quality of life it is diagnosed as a Panic Disorder. The November issue of Scientific American Mind has a piece entitled "Why Do We Panic" by Hal Arkowitz & Scott Lilienfeld. In this article they discuss the difference between normal anxiety, a Panic Attack, & when one is diangosed with a Panic Disorder. They also explore why panic attacks occur.
