Anxiety disorders

This case study discusses how generalized anxiety disorder is more common than we think when it comes to the generalized public. The study also points out that drugs and non-drug treatments have shown to be effective which includes serotonin, benzodiazepines & cognitive behavioral therapy itself. To increase effectiveness multiple treatment meta-analyses is usually known as “mixed treatment” would be a new approach that would be available to those individuals who do not benefit to a specific…

The impact depression has on an individual differs depending on factors such as gender and culture (Emslie et al 2007). Deecher (2008) states that throughout the year’s research has found that women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men. Although findings suggest the depression rate is higher in women, continuous studies have found that suicide rates stemming from un diagnosed depression is almost Four times higher in men (Yoshioka, 2016). Higher suicide rates in men could…

One of my close friends, though animated and joyful on the outside, experiences severe anxiety and depression. One Friday afternoon, while accompanying me on my regular trip to the gym, I observed that he was acting slightly out of character. He seemed preoccupied and distracted by an internal conflict. I asked him what was wrong, and he opened up to me. By simply asking what was wrong, I learned that in the past summer he abstained from eating for a week because he had been separated from…

Also, dogs that were socially awkward or shy can benefit by having someone be around all the time. Did you know that your dog can be suffering from a chronic condition? Mutts and hounds of all sorts can be suffering from “separation anxiety”. Separation anxiety is a condition that occurs when dogs are separated by their parents or siblings. Dogs are pack animals and should not be left alone. dogs believe that they are the leaders of the pack. When you leave the dogs alone, it appears that…

What is Separation Anxiety Disorder? Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is defined as excessive worry and fear about being apart from family members or individuals to whom a child is most attached to. Children with separation anxiety disorder fear being lost from their family or fear that something bad is happening to a family member when they are separated from them. Children eventually grow out of the stage of being anxious when a parent leaves the room, by learning shortly after that the…

aspects of childrearing. Next to parenting and the differences between men and women, anxiety can also be approached from an evolutionary perspective. Anxiety has an evolutionary origin as, anxiety is formed by natural selection. Anxiety has an evolutionary function as well. This emotion contributes to the adaptive capacity of an individual to cope with certain challenges and helps organisms…

Everyone has it. It’s a natural part of life. Though, for the very few among us it is much more than that, it is anxiety. People with anxiety disorders aren't the only people who experience anxiety; in fact, everyone feels it everyday, they just don't know it. Depending on how you interpret this feeling, it can be your best friend or worst enemy. People with anxiety disorders get the same rush many do before a big event, but they deal with it differently. Their mind and body turn this…

well-being and higher self-esteem. Serotonin influences mood and helps control the brain’s response to stress and anxiety (Millehan, 2011). A study evaluated 141 anxiety levels of female college students in relation to their swimming skills. The results confirmed a moderately strong correlation the level of anxiety and swimming skills, demonstrating that learning how to swim decreases the anxiety levels of female college students (Muhamad, Sattar, Abadi, & Haron, 2013). Jan Millehan, a fitness…

reported that they had a mood and/or anxiety disorder. Veeva, a Canadian natural health product company, has set out to transform the way we consider, treat, and exist with these common disorders. One way Veeva attempts to change the consumer’s idea of anxiety disorders is through an advertisement campaign, which illustrates a new unique perspective. In this advertisement they choose to design a colorful scene surrounding the beautifully written word “Anxiety”. Through the advertisement’s…

There are three different ways to handle anxiety disorder, behavioral, humanistic, and cognitive. Behavior is learning from ones surroundings, humanistic is making choices from one’s self, and cognitive is how one thinks. A Behavioral Psychologist may imply that Jake learns from his surroundings. The whole concept is learned through classical and operant conditionings. Jake has learned that when he brings good grades home his parents reward him and when he brings bad grades home they scold him…