Anxiety disorder

The daily life of kids is profoundly affected by OCD. For instance “OCD can make daily life difficult for the kids that it affects and their families” (“Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder” 2). According to “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 2” the behaviors that come with OCD require a lot of time and energy. Therefore, it is hard to complete tasks such as homework, chores, and enjoying life. Having OCD is exhausting and energy draining for a kid, and slowly sucks away their life. Furthermore, kids feel…

the most common disorders that plagues our civilization today is social anxiety disorder. Social anxiety disorder can be described as an extreme and persistent fear of social situations. These are situations where an individual could potentially be judged by others (Psychology, Openstax College, 2014). According to Torkil Berge, a psychologist who is part of the Norwegian Association for Cognitive Therapy, twelve percent of the world’s population will be effected by this disorder at some point…

glanced in my direction thought of me negatively, and my suspicion that if I glanced at someone, they were most certainly going to stare at me, did not help matters any. To rid myself of this outrageous anxiety, I chose to volunteer. While choosing an organization to offer my services,…

children of a single parent the child might be placed in foster care or with a different family member. This change of environment can bring on a large amount of stress due to the child having to adapt. This also brings back the feeling of separation anxiety and the fact that the child can begin to develop resentment towards the parent that has been imprisoned, resulting in the child having abandonment issues. A child who experiences abandonment is more prone to having long-term psychological…

with anxiety disorder to also suffer from depression or vice versa. Nearly one half of those diagnosed with anxiety are also diagnosed with depression. (transition; With anxiety disorder some people can hold a job and function socially, where others can’t even leave their homes.) I. The exact cause of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is unknown however, evidence that biological factors, family background, and life experiences, particularly stressful ones, play a role. A. Anxiety…

phobias, which enhances his anxiety levels to the extreme of producing him panic attacks. Jackson, as he prefers to be called, has developed arachnophobia, acrophobia and verminophobia. Additionally, arachnophobia is the excessive fear to spiders, acrophobia is the phobia to heights and verminophobia, also known as mysophobia is the obsession to be free of germs or in other words, clean. The last phobic fear, verminophobia, it is considered an (OCD) obsessive-compulsive disorder (Andrews,…

years old. The purpose for this study is to analyze the types of drugs young adults use whether the drug is prescribed or not and exactly what is the cause for the drug use. Could it be stress? Could it peer pressure? Or perhaps could anxiety, bipolar or any other disorder causing young adults to result to drug use. The primary issues that will be focused on for this research topic is what causes young adults turn to drug use, how are they influenced by the drug use, and treatments they can…

Treatment for panic disorder is achieved through either of two approaches: medication or psychotherapy. In addition, both strategies can be used together for the same patient. Psychotherapy is a type cognitive behaviour therapy that helps a patient to change their behaviour. Psychotherapy also treats panic disorder by helping the patient to change their ways of thinking and how they react to stressful situations. This helps to equip the patient with ways of managing his or her anxiety and fear…

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable, unwanted thoughts and repetitive, ritualized behaviors that you feel compelled to perform. If an individual has OCD, they recognize that the obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are irrational, but they feel unable to keep from doing them and breaking free. Obsessions are involuntary thoughts, images, or impulses that occur repeatedly in your mind. People who suffer from OCD definitely don’t want…

Social Anxiety What is socially anxiety? How do people get it? How is it different than other anxieties? Living with social anxiety can be hard, I would know. I have it. I’ve known that I’ve had social anxiety ever since I was 10, that would’ve been fifth grade for me. There are a lot of different causes of social anxiety, but for me it was bullying. It took over my life, I became afraid to do anything in front of other people because I was afraid they would call me “stupid” or “ugly” or say…