Anxiety Disorders Fear and Anxiety Along the Continuum
Anxiety Disorders Fear and Anxiety Along the Continuum
FEAR: An immediate emotional response to danger or perceived threat in the environment. ANXIETY: Future-oriented apprehension, tension, or sense of dread.
FEAR Adaptive
Mild Anxiety
Likely Disorder Watch Closely Diagnosable Meets criteria Completely unrealistic. Chronic anticipatory dread. Dangerous or impairing. The Body's Alarm System: Fight-or-Flight
Likely Disorder Watch Closely Diagnosable Meets criteria Completely unrealistic. Chronic anticipatory dread. Dangerous or impairing. The Body's Alarm System: Fight-or-Flight
Fight-or-flight response: Set of physical and psychological responses that help us fight a threat or flee from it.
Autonomic nervous system: Part of the nervous system that controls bodily functions not consciously directed.
Adrenal-cortical system: Hormonal system situated in the adrenal cortex and activated by the hypothalamus.
Cortisol: Stress hormone released by adrenal glands.