Anxiety disorder

Studying Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) or in others words, social phobia, is extremely important because like other mental disorders, it should be taken seriously. SAD is the third most common mental health disorder in the United States and it affects women more than men (NCBI). SAD research will help us learn more about the effects of SAD, and with enough knowledge it will help to find effective ways of treatment. A person with SAD usually has the fear of being judged or evaluated negatively by…

The anxiety diagnosis I believe Chandra exemplifies is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). According to the textbook, GAD is “characterized by excessive anxiety and worry about a number of events or activities.” In the chart above I lay out the diagnostic criteria of Generalized Anxiety Disorder as per the DSM. The disorder must be associated with one or more of the six symptoms listed in the left side of the chart, including: 1.) Restlessness, feeling keyed up or on edge, 2.) being easily…

reasonable to diagnose this client with Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD). According to the DSM- V, some of the diagnosis symptoms for IAD include preoccupation with the idea that one has or will get a serious illness; the patient is hyper-vigilant about their health, and is prone to feeling distressed about their health, changes in their health, or ambiguous symptoms; anxiety and preoccupation will have persisted for at least six months, although the source of anxiety may shift. The DSM-V lists a…

Generalized anxiety disorder plays a large role in the lives of those who are diagnosed with this type of mental illness during early adulthood. Learning about GAD symptoms, treatments, and effects can give one a better understanding about what it can possibly feel like to live a life with an anxiety disorder. Anxiousness is not the only symptom that is categorized under an anxiety disorder as some may think. Every person at least once in their life has encountered feeling extremely tensed up…

McPherson, F., McGraw, L. (2013). Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, 19(5), 45-50. Fujo McPherson and Leigh McGraw used a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design study utilizing (CAM) or complementary and alternative medicine to investigate the effectiveness of a pilot program for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) patients after using self-care behavior methods. They particularly related this belief…

clinical counselor, addresses the development of separation anxiety disorder from children as young as three years old, continuing into their adolescent years. She explains the signs that a child/youth are experiencing a form of separation anxiety, discusses the affects of not addressing it, and possible treatment or coping strategies. She continues with stating that the older the child is, the less prominent the signs are of probable anxiety. Typically, in older children, the signs are more…

General Anxiety Disorder… This condition involves excessive and unreasonable anxiety and worry that can last for longer periods of time. Signs include restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, shaking, crying, pacing, sweating, rapid breathing, rapid heartbeat, fearfulness and sleep problems. Who Gets it… GAD affects about 6.8 million American adults, including twice as many women as men. The disorder develops gradually and can begin at any point in the…

Anxiety disorders are another category of mental health disorders, which can affect individuals in today’s world. Generally, this group of disorders can be characterized as psychiatric conditions, which leads to persistent and excessive worrying along with feelings of terror. According to the National Institute of Mental Health the general grouping of anxiety disorders can be further divided into several classes, which include Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobias and…

According to The Social Anxiety Association, social anxiety disorder (SAD) is defined as having a fear of social situations that involve interaction(s) with other people. People with social anxiety fear being negatively judged and evaluated by other people. They often have a misperception of themselves, including their appearance and self-worth (Richards 2013). Social anxiety is the third largest mental health care problem in the world, effecting about 7% of the population (Richards 2013).…

Generalized Anxiety Disorder All people have experienced; nervousness, sleepless nights or worrying about the day to day things at one time or another. It’s only natural to worry and stress about daily events, family and personal or loved one’s health. It is when it stops being occasional and starts being a constant occurrence when a disorder develops (National Institute of Mental Health, 2015). People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) have experiences such as these often if not daily.…