Anxiety disorder

Anxiety becomes so frequent and forceful, that it begins to take over people 's lives. However, there are many different forms of anxiety such as panic attacks, phobia and social anxiety. Symptoms of having a panic attack may include sweating, nervousness, heart racing and attacks of fear. A panic attack usually lasts about ten minutes. Within those ten minutes a person can experience difficulty of breathing, chest pain, dizziness, nausea, tingling and numbness in your body. “Studies of patients

About 40 million American adults suffer from some sort of anxiety disorder. Many Americans have to deal with it everyday. Anxiety is one of the most common mental/emotional disorders. Although many Americans have some type of anxiety disorder, the way it affects someone is different for every person. Most people are unaware of what anxiety actually is and how much it could affect someone. Anxiety is the body’s natural response to danger or a difficult situation. It is the automatic alarm that goes

Anxiety disorders What is a anxiety disorder? Anxiety disorder is any of several disorders that are characterized by a feeling of fear, dread, or apprehension that arises without a clear or appropriate cause. Some examples of anxiety disorders are generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Post traumatic disorder (PTSD) and many more. What causes an anxiety disorder? Anxiety disorders may develop from a complex set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality

going to be about anxiety disorders. I am going to explain what anxiety is and the different types of anxiety disorders. The types of anxiety I am going to talk about are Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-Traumatic Stress, Panic Disorder and Social Phobia.      Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps some one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps some one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive

Etiology of Social Phobia and Social Anxiety Disorder One of the most common psychological disorders is social phobia, which is termed “social anxiety disorder” (SAD) in the DSM-V (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The lifetime prevalence of social anxiety disorder is 12%, with around half of that being in the form of a generalized type of the disorder that crosses to most social situations. The other half of individuals who suffer from social anxiety disorder are limited in their discomfort to

Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States that affects over 18% of the adult population. It also affects 25% of the teenage population. In recent years there has been a rise in anxiety disorders in adults and teens. There are multiple reasons that this could be, cultural changes, economy, higher divorce rates, etc. Everyone feels nervous or stressed from time to time, whether it be for a job interveiw, an upcoming date, an important meeting, or planning a party. Anxiety disorders

Trait anxiety is characterized as the propensity of a person to stress and feel restless, to indicate inordinate reaction under anxiety, and to give serious energy responses free of ecological conditions. (İkizler, 1993). Characteristics such as anxiety, fear and worry are necessary and useful mechanisms that we possess inherently and that warn and protect us from threats of the external world. However, when this anxiety, fears, and worries are severe and out of control, there emerge a group of psychiatric

Anxiety can have such distress that it hinders with the power to lead a normal life. If anxiety causes worry and fear are constant and overwhelming, and can be disabling. A Panic disorder is a condition that one’s has a feeling of terror that comes suddenly and again and again with no warning. Other symptoms of a panic attack include sweating, chest pain, shivers and it is an unusually strong or irregular pulse. It can seem like you are having a heart attack or "going crazy." Although, a panic disorder

Anxiety Disorder: It is a psychological disturbance marked by irrational fears, often of everyday objects and situations. With anxiety disorder, worry and fear are constant and overwhelming, and can be highly demanding on the sufferer. Mood disorder: The positive or negative feelings that are in the background of our everyday experiences. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): "Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emotional illness that usually develops as a result of a terribly frightening

Anxiety Case Study Wendy is a 32 year old woman who has presented at her general practitioner with a six month history of disturbed sleep, fatigue, restlessness and difficulty concentrating. On assessment, she reports that these symptoms have become worse since she was promoted at work. Wendy is in a senior position at work and now finds herself worrying constantly about work. She is also more irritable than usual and this is impacting on her relationship with her husband and she is now worried