Generalized Anxiety Disorder Case Study

Odds are you or someone you know suffers from an anxiety disorder, this comes at no surprise however, because according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America a whopping 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population suffer from these disorders. According to helpguide.org there are six types of anxiety disorders, they consist of generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Within some of these disorders are different more specific disorders that can be diagnosed as well. For the most part all of these disorders come with their own signs, symptoms, caustations, and treatments, leaving a visit to a mental health professional as the best

GAD’s potentially interwoven origin marks significant challenges for diagnosis and treatment. Patients often leave the opportunity for diagnosis of GAD to the primary caregiver (Roberge et al., 2015). Primary care professionals must be able to attribute physiological symptoms to psychological conditions in many of these cases to prevent missed or misdiagnosis, as well as correctly evaluate potential psychological disorders akin to GAD. The Roberge et al. (2015) research article indicates the need for increased efforts in preparing primary care professionals to properly screen and diagnose patients with GAD.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a very common anxiety disorder; symptoms include nervousness, worrying and tension. The anxiety is not linked to one thing and patients can be overwhelmed by a general feeling of dread. A patient with GAD will worry about the same things as any unaffected person, for example, their health, personal relationships or work. What sets them apart is that the degree of worry or tension is higher than normal levels. The worrying can be both persistent and debilitating. Symptoms are moderate but long lasting persisting for longer than one month. Possible treatment methods for GAD include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychopharmacological Therapy, and Acceptance Based Behaviour Therapy. It will be argued that CBT is overall a better treatment for GAD and has been found to be effective and tolerable in the treatment of GAD.

Anxiety disorders are the most common disorder in the united states. There are six different types of anxiety disorders. There is generalized anxiety disorder, anxiety attack(panic disorder), obsessive compulsive disorder, phobia disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Results showed for demographic data that each participant was comparable for ethnicity, age, education, first language, and gender. The three groups showed differences on several of the questionnaires, with GAD patients scoring significantly higher than patients with SP, as well as the control group. Scores for the SCL-90 showed greater psychopathology in GAD patients. Mild depression was also indicated for GAD patients through BDI scores. As hypothesized, GAD patients reported greater levels of anxiety for the STAI-Trait, as well as for the STAI-State compared to the control group and SP patients.

About three percent of men and women in the U.S. suffer from Generalized anxiety disorder (APAA). It is one of the most common forms of anxiety and seems to be the most left untreated because people don’t know that it can be treated. GAD, although it affects many, is a disorder that can be detrimental to the quality of life of an individual. With the regard to the quality of life, the level of severity that a person experiences is a great factor in determining more information. The accumulated information is a defining feature in figuring the dissimilarity of the normal fight or flight response and the diagnoses of GAD. The disorder itself is that of excessive worry (AnxietyBC) about everyday things like, financial situations, school, family, or health (APAA). Having three or more symptoms such as nausea, shaking, sweating, hot flashes, headaches, and many others, is what contributes to the diagnosis (Patel).

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is diagnosed when a person stresses or worries excessively about their everyday problems for 6 months or more. This excessive worrying can cause many concerning physical symptoms. GAD affects about 40 million adults in America. GAD effects twice as many women as it does men. The disorder typically develops gradually, and can begin stage of life. The years of highest risk for GAD development, however, are between childhood and middle aged adults. Although experts are still studying about what causes GAD , and how to cure it, there are several treatments and therapies out there for GAD sufferers. GAD often coincides with other disorders, such as PTSD and depression. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a growing problem in the United States, and it is our responsibility to be aware of what it is, and in pursuit of a solution.

There are a few ways to go about treatment of GAD. The most common approaches are with psychological treatment, and if necessary medication. GAD patients have been shown to respond best to cognitive-behavioral therapy, an

When a person feels as if their world is crashing down, and the person has worries that are uncontrollable that lead to impairing social functioning ( Oltmanns & Emery, 2008). This disorder is called generalized anxiety disorder. The extreme worry and anxiety are symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. In a popular news article in the Washington Post a girl named Ashely wrote about her experience living with generalized anxiety disorder, and how the disorder affect her throughout different life stages. The article talked about how hard it is to live with generalized anxiety disorder. Ashely who wrote the article for the Washington Post has a long of different options for treating her disorder that include psychotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy or medications.

This disorder is one of the most arguably common faced encounters clinicians deal with today. Because of this I choose to focus much of my emphasis on the difficulties one face, that’s diagnosed with GAD and the hard ship of building and maintain a good client relationship. Generalized anxiety disorder begins at the onset of a worry and or tension that carries on into more severe and debilitating symptom (American Psychological Association, 1997). These symptoms are triggered by a multitude of reactions or situation that leads the individual to face uncontrollable panic like attacks. Even when a person feels the onset of an Anxiety attack it is difficult for them to control it because of the inability and impairment state it leaves them in.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a disorder in which an individual may feel persistent, excessive, and worry about everyday things that may not even happen. Individuals with this disorder may feel worry, excessive anxiety, and have thoughts of the worst even when there is no need for concern. A person experiencing GAD may expect a disaster. They may worry about their finances, money, health, family, work, or any issue that may come to mind. This disorder may be present when a person worrying increases on more days than one for at least six months. GAD can interfere with work, school, family, and even social activities. GAD can be diagnosed in adults when they experience at least three of the symptoms. These symptoms include restlessness or feeling on the edge, fatigue, difficulty focusing or mind going blank, irritability, muscle tension, pain in back or headaches, and sleep disturbance (ADAA, n.d.).

Anxiety disorders present in many different ways and are called by many different names. For example, anxiety can be simply an unspecified, vague feeling of danger or loss of control of a situation or oneself. Anxiety is an appropriate response to everyday uncertainties. It is normal to feel anxious or fearful about everyday situations. However, as said by Edmund J. Bourne, “situational anxiety is different from everyday fear in that it tends to be out of proportion or unrealistic (7).” When anxiety starts to interfere with the present situations and activities, it becomes known as an anxiety disorder. The person experiencing these out-of-proportion responses may need to seek professional help. Different disorders that are in the anxiety spectrum include general anxiety disorder, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, panic disorders, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a considered chronic anxiety

GAD effects 3.1% or 6.8 million adults but, can affect any one at any age. Women are twice as likely to suffer from GAD compared to men. Symptoms of GAD include but are not limited to: restlessness, easily fatigued and other sleep problems, difficulty concentrating, irritability or quick to be impatient/angered, muscle tension, nausea, headaches, and sweating. These symptoms impair their ability to perform even simple tasks quickly due to the lack of concentration caused by sleep deprivation. These symptoms keep building on each other when GAD is undiagnosed and can lead to depression, increased future use of substances and the abuse of said substances. The amygdala is a small part of the brain that processes emotion and fear. This disorder is caused by connections in the brain that do not meet with their correct targets therefore the stimuli cannot determine the difference between mild annoyances and real worries or fears. The amygdala cannot process emotions correctly so the affected individual overthinks to avoid processing unpleasant thoughts and emotions. This can lead to lower test scores and IQ scores causing lower participation in class. The result, poor academic performance which may lead to more school absences increasing the possibility of dropping out. These individuals miss the benefits of interactive learning effecting their attention,

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive anxiety and worry that is not limited to one subject, situation or activity (Nevid, Rathus & Greene, 2017). People with GAD are known to worry about many things in their lives; their health, their finances, their well-being and that of their children. It is a worry that can be describe as excess and one that impairs one from functioning (Nevid, Rathus & Greene, 2017).

People who suffer from GAD always anticipate the worst. They frequently worry about family, money, work or their health. Just getting through each day provokes