Panic of 1837

Specific Phobia Specific phobia is defined as the occurrence of intense and abnormal fear when exposed to a specific object, person or situation. To be diagnosed with specific phobia, the fear must cause last over 6 months and cause severe and debilitating anxiety or distress. There are five categories that all specific phobias fall into: animals (such as sharks), situations (such as planes), blood, injections and injury (such as getting a needle), natural environment (such as storms) and other…

exclusively in the context of a mood disorder.” According to the Handbook of Prescriptive Treatments for Adults, this disorder “was separated from a panic disorder in DSM-III, but remained a residual category until DSM-III-R, wherein worry became its defining feature.” Generalized anxiety disorder is not easy to identify and it is not triggered by panic attacks. The anxiety is caused by unrealistic…

daily living, with concentration, memory, understanding and following directions, completing tasks, and getting along with people. She had anxiety attacks being around Hispanic males and anyone who had prison tattoos. She startled easily and had panic attacks when she was in…

major types of anxiety disorders are panic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, general anxiety disorders and finally phobias. A person with a panic disorder experiences periods of extreme fear. These "panic attacks" are accompanied by shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, numbness, sweating and trembling. Along with these symptoms, the person may also experience a fear of death. Most people will at some time in their life experience a "panic attack", but again this…

There he felt his anxiety skyrocket. Overwhelmed by the campus atmosphere, the newly acquired freedom from life and the lack of safe places for privacy, he is prone to yet more panic attacks and anxiety crisis. "Freedom is anxiety 's petri dish. If routine blunts anxiety, freedom incubates it. [...] Freedom says, "You 're on your own. Deal with it."" (Pg. 87), and for a short month, he tried his best to. Daniel would go hide in…

Teen Depression Among adolescents, one in eight may suffer from depression. A mere 30% receive any sort of intervention or treatment, and the other 70% simply struggle through the pain of mental illness. At Liberty High School we have 950 students. If this statistic applies, it means we have roughly 118 students dealing with depression. As of right now, there are no programs within the school to offer help to these students. Even though this is a nationwide problem, there are many kids at our…

stress, understand it, and find ways to cope with it. I know I am stressed when my three frequent states are turned upside down. My physical, mental, and behavioral reactions get scrambled. Physically I get frequent headaches, heartburn, sudden panic attacks, clamminess, and shortness of breath. This can make it difficult to sit throughout an entire class without out feeling like I am going to have an outburst. Mentally I experience wild mood swings, have difficulty making decisions, and…

with these day to day and are too embarrassed to talk about them or sometimes even acknowledge their existence. People often will end up going to the emergency room claiming they had a heart attack until the doctor tells them they just had a panic attack. Panic attack? What are these? How do they arise? What can I do to deal with them? Through my own personal experience I am going to share how I dealt with my own anxiety disorder in hope that it will help people whom are unfamiliar with the…

worse if not treated.” This is a serious matter that needs to be addressed. I 'm going to explain what it is, how it affects you, your life, and what types of anxiety there are of this disease. There are several types of anxiety disorders including panic disorder,social anxiety disorder, specific phobias,…

Behavior Change Project Assignment 1: Analyzing the Target Behavior 1. Define the specific problem behavior in detail and in behavioral terms. Be sure to indicate whether the target behavior is an excess or a deficit. If it is a deficit, state the (competing) behavior excess(es) that has been occurring in its place (2 points) The specific problem being addressed is smoking cigarettes. The behavior is an excess and it is to the point where she doesn’t even realize how much she is smoking a day.…