Anxiety

Background and Significance What is Social Anxiety Disorder? Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), also known as social phobia, is one of the most common health disorder after depression and substance abuse and affects about 10 million Americans. This phobia is an anxiety disorder and individuals with this disorder experience intense distress in public settings. These individuals experience high levels of panic in seemingly “normal” social situations1. These social situations include public speaking,…

Anxiety is an emotion to which most people will attest having experienced. That feeling of worry and uneasiness about an upcoming event is a feeling almost everyone can relate to. In fact, despite how negative it may be to experience it, anxiety is a very useful mechanism that helps people prepare for dangerous situations. But what happens when that feeling becomes an issue for the person who experiences it, or even the people around them? When it no longer becomes something a person experiences…

backgrounds, especially upsetting ones, assume a part. What is General anxiety disorders? Anxiety is an adaptive response that everyone experience at one time or another (Buck, 2008). We all have experienced the tension of facing different…

How do generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and phobias differ? This is a common question when exploring psychological disorders and the answer is: generalized anxiety disorder is where a person is unexplainably and consistently tense and uneasy while panic disorders cause panic attacks and sudden episodes of dread or fear, and phobias are irrational and intense fears that someone has. Anxiety can cause people to become distanced from the world. Two third of anxiety victims are women…

Anxiety refers to feelings of worry, nervousness, or a sense of apprehension, typically about an upcoming event where the outcome is uncertain. Anxiety is usually experienced in high pressure situations, for example in exams. Although the experience of anxiety will vary from person to person, feeling stressed, worried, and having anxious thoughts are common symptoms. Other common symptoms of anxiety includes: difficulty concentrating, restlessness, avoidance behavior, rapid heartbeat, trembling…

specifically, anxiety disorders. What are anxiety disorders? How many Americans experience an anxiety disorder? Can they be treated? “Anxiety disorders develop from a complex set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events” (“Facts”). In the United States, 18.1 of the population experiences an anxiety disorder (“Any”). In order to be aware…

describing symptoms that do not meet the full criteria for any of the disorders in the anxiety disorders diagnostic class of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013); therefore, a diagnosis of other specified anxiety disorder is appropriate. However, it should be noted that the symptoms described are highly characteristic of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and meet 5 out of the 6 criteria for GAD. More information or…

Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent type of psychological disorder in the United States. According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2015), reports show 40 million adults in the United States are diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, which is 18% of the population. Additionally, National surveys show that women are 60% more likely to develop an anxiety disorder than men (National Institute of Mental Health). The American College Health Association reported…

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-5), social anxiety disorder is associated with fear or anxiety regarding one or more social situations to which an individual may be exposed to possible negative judgment by others. These fears or anxieties are out of proportion to the actual threat presented by the social situation. For social anxiety order to be diagnosed the fear, anxiety or avoidance of social situations must be persistent for at least six months or…

My critical thinking paper is all about social phobia or what we also called social anxiety. Before I proceed with discussion, let me first define the meaning of social anxiety, its symptoms and cause. According to the definition made by WebMD website, Social anxiety disorder, also called social phobia, is an anxiety disorder in which a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations. Anxiety (intense nervousness) and self-consciousness arise from a fear of being closely…