Feelings of anxiety is a reaction that we all go through when faced with a new situation or challenges, taking an exam, making presentations at work or at school, or worrying about our family. However when our worries, fears and stress becomes overwhelming and affect our daily life, it is no longer a normal response. “Anxiety is a natural response that occurs within us when there is fear, feelings of danger, threat to oneself or when we are faced with a stressful situation. Our body reacts…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disorder that exists in our society. As explained on https://www.nimh.nih.gov, OCD is a somewhat common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, recurring thoughts, obsessions, behaviors, and compulsions, that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over and never get off their mind. OCD is a real disorder and is not just a quirk or a pet peeve. People who have OCD are affected by it everyday and have to deal with the…
Anxiety disorders commonly exist among all of us in our everyday lives. It can be quite useful as long as it is balanced. Too little anxiety can cause one to feel sluggish or even lifeless, while too much anxiety can disrupt homeostasis causing one to be unstable. The term Anxiety is used to describe “generalized fear or dread in the absence of a specific danger”. (Morris and Coleman 117). There are five major types of anxiety disorders that can affect individuals. In this research paper, I…
The association between early onset anxiety and depression in teens and young adults is evident when looking at family patterns of transmission in depression high risk families. Teen anxiety is a constant nervousness, worrying, and fear no matter the actual life experiences in which the teen and, ot young adult is taking on teen anxiety is controversial because many people believe that the disorder is just some silly excuse for teen, young adults and possibly older people to get out of things…
of the article, “Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia),’’ found on PsychologyToday.com, is similar, with some differences, to the academic journal, “Social anxiety disorder: Recent developments in psychological approaches to conceptualization and treatment’’ by Lisa Anne Lampe. Both articles focus on the definition and treatment of social anxiety disorder. Psychology Today’s article, “Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia),” relays information on social anxiety disorder, or social phobia, and…
People who have performance anxiety have no difficulty with social interaction. It’s when they have to do something in front of people that anxiety takes over and they get worked up over the possibility of embarrassing themselves in front of others. Simple things in everyday life like eating in a restaurant, signing a piece of paper in front of a clerk, speaking up, or going to parties can provoke performance anxiety. For males with performance anxiety, urinating in a public restroom is often…
Anxiety disorders that have developed in children, teens, and young adults make simple and normal daily activities a lot more complicated than they are for people without an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is defined as “when a child or adult worries most of the time about many things-things that have happened in the past, the present, or in the future.” (kidsmentalhealth.org 2009.) Anxiety disorders interfere with daily activities and simple tasks that most everybody does, like going to…
thoughts. So, what was wrong with her? She had PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). “PTSD is a common anxiety disorder that develops after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened (“Definition of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder”).” PTSD is a ghost from the past because it makes you relive those events through nightmares, flashbacks, and…
Anxiety; Development, Symptoms, and the Impact on Nursing Anxiety Anxiety can be referred to as an emotion or a disorder. The emotion can be distinguished by the feeling of unease about an upcoming event or an unusual circumstance. The nervous disorder is characterized by excessive worry that originates from no evident reason. Mundane tasks or interactions can trigger panic attacks or excessive anxiety in someone with this mental health disorder. Anxiety disorders will often interfere with a…
one person, now imagine feeling that way all the time. That is what it’s like to have a severe case of anxiety. For a person that has anxiety, the feeling never truly goes away. There are multiple cases of anxiety, but the most crucial is social anxiety. When having a severe case of social anxiety, this can cause someone to have a fear of speaking publicly. People with this disorder can get help, and can get medications for this disorder as well. There are different types of causes that could’ve…