Studying Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) or in others words, social phobia, is extremely important because like other mental disorders, it should be taken seriously. SAD is the third most common mental health disorder in the United States and it affects women more than men (NCBI). SAD research will help us learn more about the effects of SAD, and with enough knowledge it will help to find effective ways of treatment. A person with SAD usually has the fear of being judged or evaluated negatively by…
The anxiety diagnosis I believe Chandra exemplifies is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). According to the textbook, GAD is “characterized by excessive anxiety and worry about a number of events or activities.” In the chart above I lay out the diagnostic criteria of Generalized Anxiety Disorder as per the DSM. The disorder must be associated with one or more of the six symptoms listed in the left side of the chart, including: 1.) Restlessness, feeling keyed up or on edge, 2.) being easily…
Generalized anxiety disorder plays a large role in the lives of those who are diagnosed with this type of mental illness during early adulthood. Learning about GAD symptoms, treatments, and effects can give one a better understanding about what it can possibly feel like to live a life with an anxiety disorder. Anxiousness is not the only symptom that is categorized under an anxiety disorder as some may think. Every person at least once in their life has encountered feeling extremely tensed up…
McPherson, F., McGraw, L. (2013). Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, 19(5), 45-50. Fujo McPherson and Leigh McGraw used a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design study utilizing (CAM) or complementary and alternative medicine to investigate the effectiveness of a pilot program for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) patients after using self-care behavior methods. They particularly related this belief…
reasonable to diagnose this client with Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD). According to the DSM- V, some of the diagnosis symptoms for IAD include preoccupation with the idea that one has or will get a serious illness; the patient is hyper-vigilant about their health, and is prone to feeling distressed about their health, changes in their health, or ambiguous symptoms; anxiety and preoccupation will have persisted for at least six months, although the source of anxiety may shift. The DSM-V lists a…
clinical counselor, addresses the development of separation anxiety disorder from children as young as three years old, continuing into their adolescent years. She explains the signs that a child/youth are experiencing a form of separation anxiety, discusses the affects of not addressing it, and possible treatment or coping strategies. She continues with stating that the older the child is, the less prominent the signs are of probable anxiety. Typically, in older children, the signs are more…
Anxiety disorders are another category of mental health disorders, which can affect individuals in today’s world. Generally, this group of disorders can be characterized as psychiatric conditions, which leads to persistent and excessive worrying along with feelings of terror. According to the National Institute of Mental Health the general grouping of anxiety disorders can be further divided into several classes, which include Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobias and…
General Anxiety Disorder… This condition involves excessive and unreasonable anxiety and worry that can last for longer periods of time. Signs include restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, shaking, crying, pacing, sweating, rapid breathing, rapid heartbeat, fearfulness and sleep problems. Who Gets it… GAD affects about 6.8 million American adults, including twice as many women as men. The disorder develops gradually and can begin at any point in the…
An individual can identify if they have a anxiety disorder based on the symptoms they may have. Certain symptoms are normal, but when they become life interrupting it’s a necessity to seek for help. It may feel uncomfortable to get help for anxiety but as FDR once said “the only thing to fear is fear itself”(FDR SOURCE). In Linda Geddes article “Worry...Worry...Worry...” she says “the key thing we look for in the clinic is whether anxiety is interfering with a person's day-to-day life , or…
Anxiety-type disorders are an extremely common occurrence in our fast-paced, modern society. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) approximately one in five adults and approximately one in four adolescents (aged 13-18) are experiencing anxiety disorders or symptoms of such. (National Institute of Mental Health). Anxiety disorders generally are the result of excessive stress that leads to dysfunction. Yet there is a way to understand the underpinnings of anxiety and treat…