DSM-V Information Literacy Exercise
As we grow in life, we are all exposed to undesirable circumstances, worries about the future, or stressful situations. We may be anxious about them for a while, or maybe even fret over them for the rest of the day. However, what happens when a person begins to lose control over their life because of constant unreasonable worries? Such a problem has become widespread in the U.S and other western countries. In fact, anxiety disorders have become the most common form of mental illness in the U.S, at a whopping 18%. Social anxiety is one of the many types of anxiety disorders and surveys show that up to 7.4% of people in the U.S. or western areas suffer from it in any given year (Comer, 2015).
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Internal symptoms include low self-confidence, feelings of being socially unaccepted, unrealistically high standards for performance, and worries of being judged or humiliated in front of others. These feelings are sometimes expressed physically through profuse sweating, blushing, crying, trembling, clamming up, or extreme bodily tension. Those with social anxiety may be afraid to even appear anxious for fear of being judged. For this reason, those with the disorder often avoid situations that will make them anxious. Because those with social anxiety may feel too embarrassed or afraid of being judged, they may not disclose their disorder and simply refuse to partake in social activities. Because of this, others sometimes mistake reluctance for indifference or arrogance, though it could not be farther from the truth (Comer, 2015). To be diagnosed as a disorder, social situations must nearly always elicit a fear response, and last more than 6 months. Fears associated with the situations are often drastically blown out of proportion to the actual threat, if any even …show more content…
A common cause is due to humiliation at a young age from which the child never recovers. Sometimes overprotective parents may inadvertently nurture a child’s fear by shielding them from whatever makes them anxious, and therefore leading to the child never learning to develop proper social skills. In children for example, they may express their fears through crying, clinging to a parent, freezing up, or refusing to talk to others. Social anxiety can also be paired up with other disorders, and often is. For example, anxiety and depression are often seen together, as the amount of mental energy cannot be sustained forever and afterwards only sad feelings remain. Social anxiety and generalized anxiety can also go together, along with other disorder such as ~~. Social anxiety is not determined by just the occasional worry of speaking. To be diagnosed, the worries have to be persistent over a period of at least 6
As we grow in life, we are all exposed to undesirable circumstances, worries about the future, or stressful situations. We may be anxious about them for a while, or maybe even fret over them for the rest of the day. However, what happens when a person begins to lose control over their life because of constant unreasonable worries? Such a problem has become widespread in the U.S and other western countries. In fact, anxiety disorders have become the most common form of mental illness in the U.S, at a whopping 18%. Social anxiety is one of the many types of anxiety disorders and surveys show that up to 7.4% of people in the U.S. or western areas suffer from it in any given year (Comer, 2015).
What is Social …show more content…
Internal symptoms include low self-confidence, feelings of being socially unaccepted, unrealistically high standards for performance, and worries of being judged or humiliated in front of others. These feelings are sometimes expressed physically through profuse sweating, blushing, crying, trembling, clamming up, or extreme bodily tension. Those with social anxiety may be afraid to even appear anxious for fear of being judged. For this reason, those with the disorder often avoid situations that will make them anxious. Because those with social anxiety may feel too embarrassed or afraid of being judged, they may not disclose their disorder and simply refuse to partake in social activities. Because of this, others sometimes mistake reluctance for indifference or arrogance, though it could not be farther from the truth (Comer, 2015). To be diagnosed as a disorder, social situations must nearly always elicit a fear response, and last more than 6 months. Fears associated with the situations are often drastically blown out of proportion to the actual threat, if any even …show more content…
A common cause is due to humiliation at a young age from which the child never recovers. Sometimes overprotective parents may inadvertently nurture a child’s fear by shielding them from whatever makes them anxious, and therefore leading to the child never learning to develop proper social skills. In children for example, they may express their fears through crying, clinging to a parent, freezing up, or refusing to talk to others. Social anxiety can also be paired up with other disorders, and often is. For example, anxiety and depression are often seen together, as the amount of mental energy cannot be sustained forever and afterwards only sad feelings remain. Social anxiety and generalized anxiety can also go together, along with other disorder such as ~~. Social anxiety is not determined by just the occasional worry of speaking. To be diagnosed, the worries have to be persistent over a period of at least 6