Moral panic

Drinking alcohol is a dangerous activity which is why there are laws about what age one is supposed to be before partaking in a drink. In college, however, students tend to drink even if they are not of the proper age. The rate of students drinking alcohol in college has been increasing in past years. College students are vulnerable to mental health disorders, such as Social Anxiety Disorder, depression, and substance abuse. Depression and social anxiety are both contributory factors to the…

Anxiety Treatment, Strategies to Help You Cope According to a 2007 study published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, anxiety disorders are the most common class of mental disorders reported by 14.4% of all people aged 16-85 years, in the 12 months prior to interview. Despite the prevalence of anxiety disorders in Australia, many people try to cope without help because they are fearful of admitting that they need anxiety treatment. This need not be so. Anxiety is a natural, normal emotion…

Have you ever experienced a sudden panic? Your palms start sweating, you start shaking, and you have an overwhelming fear of something that may have little to no threat towards you. This is a serious disorder that is classified as Anxiety. 18% of the United States population have and are now suffering from this particular disorder which later leads to other health issues. The treatment and awareness for anxiety is nowhere near where it should be and is hoped to be in the future after hard work,…

Client Description The client is a 14 year old female who is half Irish, half Japanese. She is presenting with social anxiety and low self-esteem. The client is currently in 8th grade and is on a cheerleading squad. The clients parents are divorced and she currently lives with her mother. She reports that she has a great relationship with both of her parents and they are both supportive. The client states that she has friends at school, but her and her best friend are no longer speaking. She…

general grouping of anxiety disorders can be further divided into several classes, which include Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobias and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Collectively Anxiety Disorders in Adults a Clinical Guide describes this category of disorders as the most common type affecting persons in today’s world, but explains that there are differences between each type. Panic Disorder…

This article is focused on Anxiety and a little smidge of depression to add on. The author is a regular young married woman who lives her normal life with her husband, but unfortunately another guest. The type of guest who comes unwelcomed and you can’t deny their entry into your home and life. Neither one of the home tenants want the guest to show up but they have learned they have to accept that the guest will show up and need to learn how to deal with it. Personally I love this essay from the…

Panic attacks come on suddenly, are usually unprovoked by an external event. They normally peak 10 minutes after it began and slows down after this. Next is Agoraphobia which is the fear of a situation or place. Also Social Anxiety which is the fear or self-consciousness…

The article I chose talks about anxiety disorders in children, adolescents, and emerging adulthood. According to Avital E. Falk and John T. Walkup, anxiety disorders constitute the most prevalent class of mental health problems in children and adolescents. Sometimes the symptoms of anxiety are not always present and they remain undeveloped until they are triggered. When anxiety develops in childhood and is not treated, individuals don't develop a variety of coping and adaptation skills. This…

on, a doctor may successfully diagnose if in fact a disorder is present. Many individuals suffering from an anxiety disorder misjudge the potential dangers in the circumstances they fear or avoid so it lies on the clinician to conclude whether the panic or anxiety is extreme or disproportionate, bearing in mind considering the cultural contextual…

Introduction: Emotions aroused regarding a situation, frequently depend on how this situation is appraised or interpreted (Joormann, Yoon & Siemer, 2010). Interpretations are often habitual and repetitive, and as a result they are classified as biases (Hirsh et al., 2016). Negative Interpretation Bias (NIB) is a transdiagnostic feature describing the habit of interpreting ambiguous situations as negative or threatening (Garland & Howard, 2013). These biases have been proposed to be automatic,…