Mathematical anxiety

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the most popular types of therapy when treating disorders such as anxiety, panic disorders, and most commonly, obsessive compulsive disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy is defined as changing the disturbing thoughts of a person by identifying their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors in order to eventually change the behavior of the person (Courtois, 2009). Cognitive therapy treats…

assessment and case formulation Sarah presents as placing demanding expectations on herself to achieve at levels of near perfection, professionally, and with her family, producing generalized anxiety within her. Seemingly lacking in self-care skills, this is leading her towards burnout, alongside the anxiety. Likewise, Sarah presents with a polarized thinking, equating lack of affirmation, to being a disappointment to others. CBT techniques will be used to address the presenting issues.…

Dogs have been used to help people with disabilities get around, calm anxiety attacks, and even predict when different medical attacks are about to occur. With dogs being so helpful, many universities have incorporated play time with animals into their campus activities and even their curriculum. Auburn University is one of the amazing campuses that allow students the time and the access to play with animals, particularly dogs (Recchio, 2015). These classes allow students to have an hour of what…

IBD IBD is an umbrella term consisting of two main diseases: UC and Crohn’s disease. Both of these are unpredictable, relapsing and remitting chronic conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract.1,2 They have overlapping features and some distinct features that differ with one another.1,3 I would be focusing more about UC in this case discussion which was the diagnosis for this patient. The terms IBD and UC would be interchangeable throughout this case discussion. Epidemiology The…

“Barriers That Brings Risks” A time in which I encountered barriers that made me want to give up, are friends, college, life, anxiety and I included. I persisted in giving up by always saying to myself to never give up no matter what I am going through. We all have innumerable challenges, bumpy roads and barriers. I see barriers as my enemy and packed full of risks that I have to encounter to see where I will end up, what I will have, and how I will be transformed by the experiences. Barriers…

The anxiety was clear on his face the moment he walked into my office. Sitting on the couch in the afternoon sun, his face demonstrated that the decision to seek me out was a difficult one, the unspoken anxiety hanging in the air. Having hardly worked together a week, this staff member was trusting me immensely to confide complications in his life, specifically and most recently in his college experience. It was this encounter that began our authentic working relationship, spending most of the…

David Bennet, a historian, disagrees with the idea that anxiety of illegal immigrants is motivated by the difficulty of finding jobs that are already taken by illegal immigrants (Ball). Ball writes that diversity is the cause for society’s panic because it threatens security and values. I disagree with Bennet…

In this film, Charlie St. Cloud, the director Burr Steers conveys the story behind the loss of Charlie’s younger brother, Sam. Zac Efron is playing the role of Charlie, who graduates from high school to attend Stanford in the fall. An unanticipated event occurs on the night of the accident; Charlie is responsible for taking care of his younger brother. The tragic accident leaves Charlie with sadness even five years after Sam 's death. Charlie makes a promise with Sam’s spirit to see him at…

Today’s younger generations, myself included, use social media at an alarming amount. With the invention of Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, and Twitter’s DM’s it is almost impossible to not get in contact with someone using these and many other modems of communication. Some say that the connectivity that social media provides users is an amazing advancement in the world of technology. Others, however, argue that social media can have negative health risks on its users. These risks could range from…

Marcia shows signs of these symptoms: doubts, anxiety, fear, and OCD tendencies. 2. I believe Marcia may have OCD and Anxiety Disorder. 3. I would ask these questions: Are there any history of psychological disorder in the family? Any stressors/trauma? Were there other times these symptoms have arise? What does her daily routine would…