Anxiety Disorder And Anxiety Disorders

This research paper is designed to review articles and books of professional journals in anxiety disorders, definition of anxiety disorder, review of current and past treatments of anxiety disorders, the new section and changes to anxiety disorder in the DSM-5, new treatments for anxiety disorders and medications for anxiety disorders. This paper will show spiritual considerations for treating anxiety disorders and how

A Psychology disorder known as anxiety disorder, is the most common in the United States. In a result of, 18% of 40 million people suffers from anxiety. However, there are six different types of anxiety disorders in the results of stress, depression, social interaction, obsessive compulsive, and phobia. Which characteristic functions as a natural part of life, that can be treated thought several methods.

Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United States and women are over twice as likely to suffer from anxiety than men (Kessler et al., 2005). The symptoms of anxiety can be life disrupting; affecting personal and professional relationships, sleep, appetite, health, and overall quality of life. The causes of anxiety seem ever-present and there is no indication the situation is going to improve in the immediate future. Global politics, war, domestic terrorism, rising health care costs, and economic instability are but a few of the surfeit anxiety causing stressors individuals must endure while also managing daily pressures of everyday life.

Research has shown that early exposure to circumstances that produce persistent fear and chronic anxiety can have lifelong consequences by disrupting the developing architecture of the brain (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2010). Changes in the brain activity and have been shown to have long-term, adverse consequences for learning, behavior, and health (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2010). Research as shown that several parts of the brain are key actors in the production of fear and anxiety (National Institute of Mental Health, 2014). Using brain imaging technology and neurochemical techniques, scientists have discovered that the amygdala and the

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, roughly 40 million American adults suffer from one form of anxiety disorder or another, with only about one-third of those sufferers getting treatment despite the fact that many of disorders can be treated with pharmaceutical drugs. For example, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac and Zoloft are two of the most common forms of drugs used to treat anxiety-related disorders, along with tranquilizers such as such as Valium and Xanax. Not always effective, these drugs can have adverse effects and tranquilizers can be extremely addictive. These factors have created a void for alternative forms of treatment, and this is where cannabis comes into play. The non-psychoactive

When looking into psychological disorders, there are a wide range of conditions. Psychological disorders are also called mental disorder or illness. These conditions affect how people think, feel, and act towards others and their surroundings. Anxiety is one of the many disorders. Anxiety disorder is a reaction of tense and apprehensive, experiencing negative out-of-control feelings. There are several types of anxiety disorders. I chose the topic about psychological disorder is because it is important to understand the mental illness everyone deals with on daily basis. In particular, anxiety disorder because this is the most common mental disorder. There are many different types of anxiety disorder. Whether it is anxiety through a normal day of your life or having some kind of fear. When it comes to anxiety disorder there are many characteristics associated with this topic.

Anxiety disorders—such as post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and phobias—are amongst the most prevalent psychological disorders in the United States. Because of this, there is a definite need for a variety of effective treatments for such disorders. Behavioral therapy has made many innovative contributions to treat anxiety disorders in the past several decades. Generally, the two main classes of behavioral therapies that treat anxiety disorders are brief/graduated, and prolonged/intense exposure therapy. These types of behavior therapies are separated based on distinct characteristics. With that being said, it is possible to use a therapy that takes from both brief/graduated, and prolonged/intense exposure

The difference between social anxiety disorder and other disorders is that a person is capable of enjoying themselves. This is because they are not impacted as severely physically since their fear is only stimulated in the event that they will have to be

Anxiety is something that everyone has experienced at least once in their lifetime. For example, people feel anxious when they’re waiting for something, or when they’re worried for someone, but there is a big difference between having “anxiety” and suffering from an anxiety disorder. Nowadays people tend to consider anxiety a normal condition that everyone is eventually going to experience during their life. However, it’s important to understand that anxiety is a serious mental disorder and needs to be treated like one. The first step to understanding if someone is suffering from an anxiety disorder is identifying what kind of disorder the person suffers from. There are many different kinds of anxiety disorders that can affect a person’s life in a very negative way. The most common types of anxiety disorders are panic attacks, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. People affected by panic attacks usually feel terrified and scared for no reason and with no warning. The symptoms of this condition include sweating, chest pain, palpitations, and dizziness. Social anxiety disorders are also called Social Phobias. They include symptoms such as overwhelming worry and a feeling of self-consciousness about everyday situations and being around people. Individuals with this condition often worry in an excessive way about other’s opinions. Their fear of being judged prevents them from doing many of the things that we would consider pretty normal on a daily basis. Generalized anxiety

Mental health is becoming more prevalent in todays society as many social groups are working to raise awareness for it. However, while this is the case, sometimes children and adolescents that face the same challenges are forgotten about. I chose to research the topic of anxiety because it is personally something I have suffered from since childhood. When we read the chapter for class on anxiety, it was very hard for me. No one recognized the anxiety I had at a younger age and because of that, my anxiety has gotten worse not better. Therefore, through this research I want to grasp a better understanding of treatments for anxiety in children and adolescents.

Blumenthal, Leen-Feldner, Babson, Frala (2011) performed an observational study on various participants to determine whether or not anxiety affects which ages and genders most severely. The purpose of this paper was to compare the anxiety levels in those reaching the pubescent stages at different maturity levels. They hypothesized that anxiety would be most severe in those who matured earlier and hit a pubescent period younger. Procedures: Youth were screened for particularly erratic criteria, and the eligible were scheduled for the experiment, only when participant and parental consent, for child participation, was received. Once parents and youth

The method used in this experiment relied on child self-report. One thousand and seventy three adolescents were asked to take surveys. The children in the study were from a secondary school located in the South-Limburg region of the Netherlands. The age of the children ranged from twelve to 18 years; the average age was 14.2. Information on the social and economic backgrounds of the participants was not available, however the staff of the school provided that more than ninety percent of the students are Caucasian. Ninety-five percent of the children agreed to take the surveys after receiving parental consent. The children who agreed to the study completed a series of questions in a naturalistic environment (their classroom). A teacher and a research assistant witnessed the children filling out the surveys. One questionnaire consisted of eighteen questions, and was designed to measure three types of childhood fears; blood/injection, injury, and animal fears. It was scored on an "often, sometimes, never" basis. The second questionnaire consisted of thirty-eight items "that are considered to reflect symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, panic disorder and agoraphobia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and specific phobias" (Muris, et al., 2001, P. 5). It was scored on an "always, often, sometimes, never" scale. The third questionnaire consisted of twenty-seven questions, and measured

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 that he might leave her. She has been diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Adolescence is the distinct transitional stage between childhood and adulthood in human development, extending primarily over the teenage years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached (Rathus, 2014). However in some instances, this biological, cognitive, social and emotional maturity may not be reached until a later stage and may be dictated by gender. Adolescence is characterised by rapidly changing and unpredictable behaviour (Freud, as cited in Rathus 2014), heightened and unstable emotions (Hall, as cited in Rathus 2014), disturbances in identity, the gradual development of one’s moral reasoning (Kohlberg, as cited in Rathus, 2014) and the gradual establishment of one’s independence. Several of these changes may occur at differing phases in adolescent growth. This development is categorized into three separate stages; early adolescence, middle adolescence, and late adolescence. Early Adolescence, commencing from the ages of eleven or twelve until the age of fourteen, comprises of several features such as rapid biological development and maturity, heightened stress levels and limited coping capabilities. On the other hand, middle adolescence, from the approximate age of fourteen to sixteen, involves the gradual cease of biological change, an increase in coping strategies and declined stress levels. Furthermore, late adolescence, commencing from the age of sixteen until the age of eighteen or nineteen, encompasses physical maturity, whereby the

Everyone in their life time experiences some sort of anxiety. It is that feeling that you get when you are about to take a test or doing a presentation in front of students. But some people, like me, have something worse than just the anxious feeling you get, something called anxiety disorder. It becomes a disorder when that anxious feeling happens frequently and makes you feel uneasy and different