Generalized Anxiety Disorders: A Psychological Analysis

Based on the movie, “As Good As it Gets”, and Borkovec, T.D. & Roemer, L. (1995) clients with generalized anxiety disorder may perceive thoughts and feelings of worry and often times people set high standards for ones self as for self advancement. Often times stress and worry are a result of our lack of control over our cognitions. Many people often worry when they have set expectations for achieving a goal or accomplishing a task. People may worry excessively and the extent to their worry may turn out to be diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder based on the extent of their symptoms. People may also predict outcomes of circumstances to be disastrous and not having the best potential for positive control. People need to learn to change cognitive distortions and have thoughts that allow the potential for positivity in different areas of life. Work, family functioning, finances, and leisure are all impacted by the way we perceive future outcomes. Worry can also impact the way function in our daily lives, leading to regret, misfortune, or lack of control.
It is important to find positive outlets for the release of …show more content…
Knowing these variables will allow people to reassess their functioning and be able to address symptoms of generalized anxiety early before excessive behaviors begin to manifest in their daily lives. As symptoms develop gradually, it would be useful for the next DSM to identify the affects of neglecting symptoms and identify potential risk associated with biological factors that may contribute to the development of the disorder. In individual with family history of frequent experiences of stress, the DSM can help people to identify different levels of the disorder that may require immediate professional attention and criteria that preludes severe anxiety