Motivation et Émotion: La Peur et les Phobies

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Quelle description correspond le mieux à la phobie spécifique?

Peur persistante d'objets ou de situations définies. (correct)

Peur réactive face à un stress aigu.

Peur aiguë liée à des souvenirs traumatiques.

Peur limitée à un environnement naturel.

Quel aspect ne fait pas partie des symptômes de l'état de stress post-traumatique (ESPT)?

Engourdissement émotionnel.

Peur d'un stimulus phobogène. (correct)

Symptômes d'intrusion.

Hypervigilance.

Quelle caractéristique est commune aux schémas 'pré-trauma' peu enclins au ESPT?

Vision positive validée. (correct)

Vision inflexible du monde.

Vision illusoire du soi.

Vision négative de soi.

Comment peut-on qualifier un stress chronique?

État prolongé face à des exigences répétées. Signup and view all the answers

Quelle affirmation est incorrecte concernant les symptômes liés à l'ESPT?

Les symptômes d'engourdissement émotionnel sont rares. Signup and view all the answers

Quelle est la principale différence entre l'anxiété et la peur ?

La peur est une réaction à un danger perçu, tandis que l'anxiété est une anticipation d'un danger. Signup and view all the answers

Quels sont les symptômes typiques d'une attaque de panique ?

Douleur thoracique et sensation d'étouffement. Signup and view all the answers

Comment l'anxiété peut-elle être considérée dans son aspect pathologique ?

Elle représente une peur non résolue pouvant mener à des troubles anxieux. Signup and view all the answers

Quel rôle joue l'hypothalamus dans la gestion de l'anxiété ?

Il joue un rôle clé dans la réponse au stress et à l'anxiété. Signup and view all the answers

À quoi l’anxiété est-elle principalement liée ?

À une anticipations de dangers internes ou externes. Signup and view all the answers

Quel est le rôle principal de la peur dans le cadre d'une menace?

Elle entraîne une cascade d'événements psychophysiologiques. Signup and view all the answers

Qu'est-ce qui distingue la peur des situations cliniques des peurs courantes?

Les peurs courantes sont liées à des stimuli objectifs dangereux. Signup and view all the answers

Quel système est principalement impliqué dans la réaction de peur?

Le système nerveux autonome-sympathique. Signup and view all the answers

Les peurs innées et spécifiques des espèces se distinguent par:

Elles sont toujours rationnelles. Signup and view all the answers

Quel stimulus déclenche la réponse de peur dans le cerveau?

L'amygdale et le thalamus. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Introduction

The presentation covers various emotional states, including fear, stress, anxiety, and anguish.
The content is part of a course on "Motivation and Emotion" (PSY1045).
The presenter is Yi Shen.

Fear

Fear is a cascade of psychophysiological events triggered by perceived danger.
It elicits a protective/defensive response in the organism.
Fear is typically an adaptive response to threatening situations.
Fear primarily involves the autonomic-sympathetic nervous system.
Some fears are innate and specific to animal species; others are learned.
Many common fears in the population are irrational (e.g., fear of spiders, snakes).

Specific Phobias

Specific phobias involve marked and persistent fear of specific objects or situations.
Exposure to phobic stimuli invariably causes an immediate anxious response.
Phobias can be categorized by the type of stimulus (animal, environmental, blood-injection-injury, situational).

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

PTSD develops following exposure to extreme traumatic stressors.
The link to the event can be direct experience, witnessing, or learning about it.
PTSD can manifest as acute, chronic, or delayed onset.
Symptoms include intrusion/re-experiencing, avoidance, and negative alterations in cognition and mood.

Pre-Trauma Schemas

Five types of schemas can pre-dispose someone to PTSD:
- Balanced vision (low risk)
- Inflexible positive vision (high risk, esp with sudden changes)
- Inflexible positive illusionary vision (high risk esp with delayed responses)
- Negative world vision, positive self-view (some risk)
- Negative world vision, negative self-view (higher risk)

Stress

Stress is a collection of physical and emotional responses when an individual experiences unusual pressures, demands, or constraints.
Stressors include everyday events/situations that may be temporary or chronic.
Key elements of stress response (CINÉ): low control, unpredictability, novelty, threat to the ego.

Stress Management

Stress management strategies involve finding solutions to managing stress.

Anxiety

Anxiety is a subjective feeling of apprehension stemming from anticipating danger, either internal or external.
It contrasts with fear, which is grounded in a perceived, real danger.
An unresolved fear can lead to long-term anxiety.
Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, phobias, social phobia, separation anxiety disorder, selective mutism, panic, and agoraphobia.

Maintaining Anxiety

Anxiety can escalate along with a tendency to avoid the feared stimulus or situation.

Mechanisms to treat Anxiety

Treatment methods commonly involve cognitive-behavioral approaches, including exposure, relaxation techniques, and cognitive restructuring.

Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia is characterized by anxiety about places and situations where escape might be difficult or help unavailable in case of a panic attack.
Symptoms of agoraphobia often resemble panic attacks.

Worry (Inquiétude)

Worry entails the cognitive process of anticipating and appraising potential issues, and potentially creating or evaluating plans.
It can also be considered a coping mechanism, a way of avoiding negative emotions or outcomes.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

GAD involves excessive worries (with apprehensive expectation) that persist over at least six months.
Concerns typically encompass various life aspects.
Common symptoms include anxiety and worry that is difficult to control.

Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Common symptoms of GAD include excessive worry, difficulty controlling worry, muscle tension, irritability, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and more.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Symptoms of OCD include intrusive, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) aimed at reducing anxiety stemming from those obsessions.

Fear vs Anxiety

Fear is a response to a perceived immediate threat.
Anxiety is a response to a perceived future threat.

Models of Anxiety (Clark's Cognitive Model)

Clark's model highlights the interplay between physical sensations, their interpretation (often catastrophic), and the resulting anxiety.
A cycle of misinterpretations, physical responses, and escalating worry characterizes anxiety.

Panic Attacks

Panic attacks manifest as sudden surges of intense fear or discomfort.
Symptoms can include palpitations, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, or feelings of choking.
Attacks can be unexpected (unprovoked) or triggered by situations.

Trauma types

Some examples of trauma types are:
- Trauma caused by the absence of an object.
- Fear linked to castration.
- Fears linked to separation or abandonment.

Treatment strategies

Techniques for treatment of anxiety commonly include analytic techniques and psychodynamic approaches.

Mentalizing

Mentalizing encompasses the capacity to understand and interpret thoughts and feelings in oneself and others (i.e., mindreading).

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Description

Ce quiz explore les états émotionnels, y compris la peur et les phobies spécifiques. Il fait partie du cours sur 'Motivation et Émotion' (PSY1045) et examine les réponses psychophysiologiques associées à ces émotions. Testez vos connaissances sur les concepts clés de ces réponses émotionnelles.