Agoraphobia

Graduating from high school, we expect to already figure out what we perceive ourselves doing for the rest of our life, or have an idea of what we will do after graduating. That is not always the case! Once were over the age of twenty and still cannot figure out what on God's green earth we see ourselves doing for the rest of our life. Birth name is Perla Esmeralda Salas Escobedo, born April 1, 1993 in Ardmore Oklahoma. I am twenty-two years-old, four-eight feet, brown eyes, dark brown hair, and…

Introduction Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder and a chronic illness characterized by intermittent, unexpected panic attacks. The frequency of these can range from multiple attacks a day to a few in a year. These attacks are an abrupt period of intense fear,discomfort and anxiety which reaches a peak in short durations of time. It may also include significant behavioral changes, and is often coupled with anticipatory anxiety (DSM-IVR) These attacks may include anxiety about being in a…

Reflecting back, on the case of Lenny, several possible factors that may be occurring simultaneously. According to Mash and Barkley (2014), Children and teens that are undergoing panic indicators, or who suffer from PD, may also exhibit affiliated agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is described as the distress of being placed in a situation, in which one may find it hard to escape from, there is also the fear that if a panic attack occurs that the individual may suffer humiliation, and find little or no…

as being in an environment that pushes them to substance abuse, smoking addiction and obesity. Their choices weight down on them and cause various psychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety disorders, panic disorders, suicidal thoughts and agoraphobia. Society moves to aid the victims of bullying, but it may be time to accept the fact that the tormentors are also victims of themselves. The fact that they are at fault should not disable them from getting the help the need to grow into…

The author’s Grandad in a short story The Great Electrical Revolution is a charming protagonist who is round and static. Protagonist means the main character of the story who gets involved in central conflict. This story illustrates some hardships that the author’s family had to experience as an immigrant to Canada in period of the Great Depression. The major conflict shows up when the power company “cut off [their] electricity for non-payment”, which frustrated Grandad mostly as he became…

2.2 Air Transportation Air transport is one of transport that connects from one place to another to another. Air service transportation air is also one of the transport of easy and fast to get from one destination to another destination no matter for domestic or international. Air service transportation also preferable to be used in an emergency or to carry valuable items in order to maintain safety. Mention by S Braathen, Apr 5, 2011, this is the fastest mode of transport. It carries goods and…

Throughout the years, antianxiety drug therapy has been known for being called tranquilizers, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics (Vondracek & Corneal, 1995, p. 397). The purpose of the antianxiety drug is to hinder the symptoms of fear, tension, nervousness, and anxiety. The first antianxiety medication was meprobamate. Meprobamate was created in the 1950s, although, was not introduced to the psychiatric treatments until 1955. The treatment was first conducted to tame monkeys, until other studies…

Therefore, they are more likely to emerge in adolescence. Like Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder first emerge in early adulthood. Separation Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobia, and Social Anxiety Disorder are quite similar to one another. These three disorders are “recurrent, unwanted fears of specific objects or…

“What About Bob?” is a comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray’s character, Bob Wiley, suffers from a multitude of disorders and phobias. He is very neurotic and easily forms extreme attachments to people and things he gets comfortable with. Dreyfuss plays Dr. Leo Marvin a successful psychiatrist with a huge ego, who thinks he has a grip on everything. He thinks he knows how to handle anyone or any situation with ease and clarity. The movie revolves around Leo’s new book “Baby…

Fear is a feeling that everyone experiences from time to time. The effects of fear such as sweaty palms, a racing heart, and an adrenaline rush are all normal responses of the body and these responses prove to be extremely useful when an individual is faced with an extremely dangerous or scary situation. However, some people have these rushes of extreme stress and panic randomly without any warning while they are going about their day. These types of panic responses are called panic attacks and…