Agoraphobia

Emily Bronte, the author of The Caged Bird, was raised in Northern England during the Romantic Era. She lived in an extremely remote area; this contributed to her agoraphobia. She rarely left her home. Her father was a pastor, and she was very religious. Her belief was that nature was perfection and was the closest she could get to God while on Earth. In The Caged Bird, Bronte expresses their longing to be free from the “cage” that holds them. In similar respects, Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote…

org/wiki/DSM-5) The grounding technique can be utilized in two different ways; sensory and cognitive awareness. Both ways are recognized and used in therapy and treatment for PTSD, anxiety and panic attacks; and may even help those who suffer from agoraphobia, or those who don’t feel safe outside their own…

. In the study, empathy was found to significantly increase, which may contribute to more effective treatment overall. This study provides adequate evidence that by implementing the MATP, clinicians and mental hospital staff can be better prepared on how to deal with non-adherence, and provide more effective treatment for patients within mental care facilities. The MATP is just another way that nurses and clinicians can improve their relationship with their patient and contribute to higher…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or better known as PTSD, is a disorder in which a person experiences a scary or traumatizing incident that often leads to flashbacks to that same traumatizing event. If a person has developed PTSD, this disorder can very much interrupt the basic functioning of one’s life, and be very hard to cope with. Many times if someone is experiencing symptoms of PTSD then they may not be able to hold down a job or even keep a good steady relationship. PTSD is most prevalent…

Anxiety is a problem that many individuals struggle with today. It is a state of constant fear, often from traumatic events or stress. Chronic anxiety can be caused from too much activity in the sympathetic nervous system, which controls human’s fight or flight response. The sympathetic nervous system is part of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary bodily processes, such as digestion. The sympathetic nervous system controls the body’s response in…

experience them at any point in time. Most people don’t realize the difference between anxiety and anxiety disorders which anxiety disorders last longer, more intense and eventually lead to phobias. Some examples of anxiety disorders are panic disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobia, generalized anxiety disorder and the list goes on. One of the biggest mental issues around the world is social phobia, which is the fear of embarrassment or humiliation to society. Many students can relate strongly…

In general, current treatment for adult survivors of CSA utilizes research-based cognitive behavioral interventions, such as prolonged exposure (PE) therapy (Foa, McLean, Capaldi, & Rosenfield, 2013) and cognitive processing therapy (Simone, Resick, Rosner, & Steil, 2014) that target post-traumatic symptoms. These therapies have received strong support in the research community (Resick, Nishith, & Griffin, 2003); however, they require exposure to the original trauma, which can be problematic for…

diagnosis is ruled out. It ought to be noted that the diagnosis of a panic attack is not a disorder but rather occurs in the context of a mental disorder (American Psychological Association, 2013). Panic attacks without panic disorder and without agoraphobia have a lifetime prevalence rate of 22.7 percent, and women have elevated odds of experiencing a panic attack (Craske, 2010). Age of onset of the first-lifetime panic attack…

26-year-old single woman studying in computer engineering at Concordia University. She has been living in Montreal with her mother for the past 6 years. She was diagnosed with major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in January 2015. Agoraphobia and borderline personality disorder traits were later added to her diagnosis. The patient has a history of suicide attempts and self-mutilation. She has been cutting her forearms since the age of 10 until recently. She states that this is…

and Youth). It was only in her thirties that she became increasingly reclusive until it reached the point that she no longer left her home (an Oerview). The most widely accepted theory as to why this occurred is that she developed “some form of agoraphobia,” otherwise known as the fear of open spaces, “or [another] anxiety disorder” (Mondragon). However, it is suspected that much of her writing was done during her time of…