WHAT IS IT?
Panic Disorders are a variation of anxiety. Panic Disorder involves recurrent and often unexplainable Panic attacks. A Panic attack is a response to a stressful situation, where people may feel like they are losing control of themselves. Exact causes of Panic Disorder are still unclear but some evidence shows that if a family member has a tendency to nervousness you may inherit Panic Disorder from the immediate family member. The difference between Panic Disorder and Anxiety is that everyone tends to experience anxiety at different times, but Panic Disorder becomes diagnosed when the anxiety is out of proportion to the situation. Meaning a person with Panic Disorder is anxious when there is no obvious danger. Panic Disorder also …show more content…
The memory of the intense fear and terror the person feels during the attacks can impact negatively on the person’s self-confidence and cause serious disruption to the everyday life. Eventually this leads to the person suffering Panic Disorder symptoms. Some symptoms of Panic Disorder include anticipatory anxiety which instead of feeling relaxed, you feel anxious and tense. This leads to having fear of fear most of the time and is extremely disabling. Phobic avoidance is where you start to begin to avoid certain situations or environments. This avoidance may be because you do not want to experience another attack. To an extreme, phobic avoidance becomes …show more content…
The mental health issue affects around 1-2 per cent of the Australian and New Zealand population every year. Panic Disorders begins during the teens or early twenties and women and more likely to experience the mental health issue more than men. Approximately five per cent of Australians will experience Panic Disorder in their lifetime, with 2.6 per cent within a twelve-month period. Even though Panic Disorder can occur at any age, it is rarer that older people and children.
RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTATIVE FACTORS.
Some factors that increase the risk of developing Panic Disorder range from a family history where the immediate family may have suffered from Panic Disorder; Major life stress such as someone dying or a serious illness of a loved one. How can you prevent Panic Disorder? You can’t, but you can reduce the number of Panic Disorders with home treatment like relaxation exercises or limiting your consumption of limiting alcohol and caffeine. If your Panic attacks become too extreme, you may need to get medication or seek psychological treatment and seeking support from others.
IMPACT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE ON YOUNG
Panic Disorders are a variation of anxiety. Panic Disorder involves recurrent and often unexplainable Panic attacks. A Panic attack is a response to a stressful situation, where people may feel like they are losing control of themselves. Exact causes of Panic Disorder are still unclear but some evidence shows that if a family member has a tendency to nervousness you may inherit Panic Disorder from the immediate family member. The difference between Panic Disorder and Anxiety is that everyone tends to experience anxiety at different times, but Panic Disorder becomes diagnosed when the anxiety is out of proportion to the situation. Meaning a person with Panic Disorder is anxious when there is no obvious danger. Panic Disorder also …show more content…
The memory of the intense fear and terror the person feels during the attacks can impact negatively on the person’s self-confidence and cause serious disruption to the everyday life. Eventually this leads to the person suffering Panic Disorder symptoms. Some symptoms of Panic Disorder include anticipatory anxiety which instead of feeling relaxed, you feel anxious and tense. This leads to having fear of fear most of the time and is extremely disabling. Phobic avoidance is where you start to begin to avoid certain situations or environments. This avoidance may be because you do not want to experience another attack. To an extreme, phobic avoidance becomes …show more content…
The mental health issue affects around 1-2 per cent of the Australian and New Zealand population every year. Panic Disorders begins during the teens or early twenties and women and more likely to experience the mental health issue more than men. Approximately five per cent of Australians will experience Panic Disorder in their lifetime, with 2.6 per cent within a twelve-month period. Even though Panic Disorder can occur at any age, it is rarer that older people and children.
RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTATIVE FACTORS.
Some factors that increase the risk of developing Panic Disorder range from a family history where the immediate family may have suffered from Panic Disorder; Major life stress such as someone dying or a serious illness of a loved one. How can you prevent Panic Disorder? You can’t, but you can reduce the number of Panic Disorders with home treatment like relaxation exercises or limiting your consumption of limiting alcohol and caffeine. If your Panic attacks become too extreme, you may need to get medication or seek psychological treatment and seeking support from others.
IMPACT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE ON YOUNG