Panic of 1837

Yep, that is a panic attack. Are you scared of having another panic attack? How often do you get them? The reason I ask is that there is a distinction between generalized anxiety, where you can get a few panic attacks, and panic disorder, where you get the attacks a lot and don't know why. I suffer from panic disorder myself, so I have to deal with this on a daily basis, but I have gotten much more under control. First, you need to go see a psychiatrist (doctor) and a psychologist (therapist).…

40 million. 40 million people in the United States will experience loss because of an anxiety condition this year. Anxiety is mostly cause by fear and stress and 65% of North Americans take prescription medication to treat it each and everyday. I believe that fear can destroy you if you let it. Lets face it, everyone is afraid of things whether is be flying on an airplane, talking in public, or just afraid of the dark. We are human beings. Sinful and fearful creatures. You can easily overcome…

“What About Bob?” is a comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray’s character, Bob Wiley, suffers from a multitude of disorders and phobias. He is very neurotic and easily forms extreme attachments to people and things he gets comfortable with. Dreyfuss plays Dr. Leo Marvin a successful psychiatrist with a huge ego, who thinks he has a grip on everything. He thinks he knows how to handle anyone or any situation with ease and clarity. The movie revolves around Leo’s new book “Baby…

Maureen a 49 year old female demonstrates signs and symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder. GAD is common in female than in males. There is a level of anxiety that can be experienced by everyone at some point in life.( McGrandles & McCaig 2010) Anxiety becomes a disorder if the anxiety and worry continuous for at least six months, uncontrollable and debilitating (McGrandles & Duffy (2011).Anxiety can be described as an emotional state of fear or uncomfortable expectation with physical,…

My struggle with anxiety started in ninth grade. I had non-stop worries about school, my relationships with my friends and my teachers, the health and safety of my family and my future. I also had to deal with chest pains, headaches, and drowsiness. After seeking help, I took steps to alleviate my anxiety and I now believe that it can be managed. When I first experienced my first anxiety attack, I knew that something was wrong, I was sitting in church and negative thoughts about my friendships…

Annotated Biblography: Children with Anxiety Barrett, Paula, Brian Fisak, and Marita Cooper. "The Treatment Of Anxiety In Young Children: Results Of An Open Trial Of The Fun FRIENDS Program." Behaviour Change 32.4 (2015): 231-242. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Nov. 2015. This article summarizes the results of a trial of the Fun FRIENDS Program. The program takes thirty-one children diagnosed with anxiety and are treated in group sessions and parents are encourged too go too two of these…

Shark Cull and Moral Panic The occurrence of three shark attacks had been concentrated in three weeks so much so that it generated the public concern about the safety of the swimmers and the considerable pressure on the government to implement risk-control policy. A state government policy of capturing and killing large sharks near swimming beaches using baited drum lines, also known as ‘shark cull’, was implemented in 2014. But people’s questions about government’s response led to the…

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common of the anxiety disorders. It is defined as “a marked and persistent fear of social or performance requirements that expose the individual to scrutiny and possible embarrassment. These Individuals go to great lengths to avoid these situations, or they may face the challenge with great effort, wearing a mask of fearlessness” (Mash, 2015).. Social anxiety has two main treatments: psychotherapy, medication, or a combination or both treatments.…

finding shows the prevalence of anxiety disorders, but what exactly are anxiety disorders? As defined by Oltmanns & Emery (2015), anxiety disorders, which are the most common type of abnormal behavior, have several forms – including extreme worry, panic attacks, phobias, and social anxiety (p. 144). Tolin et al. characterized anxiety disorders further stating that they “lead to significant social and occupational impairment and a reduced quality of life” (as cited in Oltmanns & Emery,…

That’s not to say they’re the only ones who commonly deal with anxiety, or that all transsexuals will have even a single panic attack. What it demonstrates, however, is one effect of this particular anxiety disorder. Panic, fear, loneliness, self-loathing, anxiety about body-image, social acceptance, being “out-ed,” coming out, the opinion of parents, family, and friends – each of these form a list of the possible negative…