PSY 3171

Final Exam PSY3171 Notes Chapter 5: Anxiety and OCD Anxiety ● Anxiety is very difficult to study ● We perform better when we are a little bit anxious ● Severe anxiety usually doesn’t go away ● Most people with anxiety disorders realize they have nothing to fear in the situation that makes them anxious ● Fear protects us by activating a massive response from the autonomic nervous system ● Fear and anxiety reactions differ both psychologically and physiologically ○ Anxie...