Agoraphobia

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…

does an exceptional job conveying the reality of these disorders and the affects associated with them. It is very apparent from the get-go that Bob Wiley suffers from numerous psychological disorders; specifically, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Agoraphobia, Hypochondriasis, Anxiety and Dependent Personality Disorder. Although some of the characteristics of these disorders are detected right away, once the relationship with his new therapist, Dr. Leo Marvin is established, they are heightened…

studies do not include a cultural spread of various costumes and values of woman. That being stated, surprise was held by the article’s reference to studies which shown findings of non-married woman to be less affected by clinical depression and agoraphobia. This was interesting due to the negative views society and the medical profession had on these women, and how it has not impinged on their mental health.…

The film Intruders proves to be more than just your average break in. We meet Anna who is shown as weak because of her Agoraphobia yet she overcomes three men raiding her home. The film is also known as Shut In, it was directed by Adam Schindler and written by T.J Cimfel, and David White.This film takes a disturbing view of how fears can motivate you, and give you strength. When we first meet Anna, she is quiet, yet stubborn. She is caring for her brother who has cancer. The scenes…

I Am Sam is a movie about a single father, Sam Dawson who has a developmental disability, and his daughter Lucy. The mother of Lucy is a homeless women who never had any contact with her daughter or Sam past her birth. Sam is able to raise Lucy with the support of his friends, and their neighbor Annie, who has an anxiety disorder. As Lucy gets older, she realizes at the young age of seven, that she is indeed smarter than her father. As Child Protective Services learns more about the situation…

The Art of the Insane lays down the history and progression of diagnosis process of the mentally ill and the creations of artists with mental illnesses or delays. Three viewpoints will be exhibited in Art of the Insane, which are are how people viewed mental illness, how a mentally delayed and ill person views the world, and lastly, how the mentally ill portray their personal experience with the illness. By viewing this exhibit, viewers will grow their understanding and empathy towards mental…

Phobias: Fear of something. Wikipedia free dictionary says that phobia is a type of anxiety Disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation the affected persons will go, to great lengths to avoid, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed. My paper is on the treatment of phobias and the medicines that are part of the therapy treatment. A trusted friend or family member is always good to have when confronting the phobias. Web MD is who I quoted for most of…

Journals of Gerontology, based off of a sample of 319 American and 235 Dutch people between 40 and 85 years old, they found that a youthful age identity and more positive personal experiences of aging were positively related to identity and self-esteem. (Westerhof, G. Whitbourne, S. Freeman, G; The Aging Self in a Cultural Context: The Relation of Conceptions of Aging to Identity Processes and Self-Esteem in the United States and the Netherlands). This being said, it is expected for an elderly…

phobias. An article, written by W.J. Magee., called the Effects of negative life experiences on phobia onset, found that unpredictable and uncontrollable evets can understandably threaten or result in harm and can have an influence on the onset of agoraphobia—otherwise known as an anxiety disorder, this is based on the National Comorbidity Survey and several other studies. The theories involving the etiology, or the cause, of phobias offers to explain the impacts of negative life experiences…

Panic Disorder is defined by the National Library of Medicine as "a type of anxiety disorder in which you have repeated attacks of intense fear that something bad will happen". Sufferers of panic disorder have frequent panic attacks, sometimes completely unprovoked, which often leads to a fear of panic attacks on top of everything else. This disorder affects everyday life, make normal situations nearly unbearable, as sufferers worry about the constantly looming threat of an attack. A panic…