Unit 4 AOS 2

Anxiety

a state of arousal involving unpleasant feelings of apprehension or uneasiness that something is wrong or something unpleasant is about to happen

Continuum

a spectrum or scale with distinct extremes or opposites in which something can be shown to be varying in level or degree

External factor

an influence on behaviour or mental processes that originate outside of a person

Internal factor

an influence on behaviour or mental processes that originates inside or within a person

Mental wellbeing

an individuals state of mind, enjoyment of life, and ability to cope with the normal stressors of everyday life and develop to their potential

phobia

a persistent and irrational fear of a particular object, activity or situation, which is consequently either strenuously avoided or endured with marked distress

resilience

the ability to successfully cope with and manage change, uncertainty and adversity, and to ‘bounce back’ and restore positive functioning

stress

a psychobiological response produced by internal or external stressors

social and emotional wellbeing framework

a holistic, multi-dimension framework that describes and explains physical, social, emotional, spiritual and cultural wellbeing.

benzodiazepine

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biopsychosocial approach

breathing retraining

catastrophic thinking

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

cognitive bias

fear hierarchy

GABA dysfunction

GABA agonist

Long term potentiation

memory bias

perpetuation of a phobia

precipitation of a phobia

psychoeducation

self-stigma

social intervention

social stigma

systematic desensitisation

specific environmental trigger

protective factor

risk factor

self determination

cultural continuity