Panic of 1907

Introduction Nearly everyone in the world is scared of something, for example mice or needles. For many people these are minor fears. A fear is a rational response to a situation that possibly poses a threat to our safety. It is normal to experience fear in a dangerous situation. Sometimes these fears can be very serious and interfere with day to day life and create anxiety. This is called a phobia. Phobias are said to affect 11% of the Australian population. Fears vs. Phobias Fear is a…

Panic Myth Many researchers claim that panic is a myth that is often over exaggerated by the news media and Hollywood (McEntire p.80-81). “Panic has been described as people’s inability to think clearly or their tendency to run franticly from buildings or the disaster scene” (McEntire p.83). On the contrary, I will have to somewhat disagree with the researcher’s definition that panic is a myth. In addition, that victim’s panic is based solely on a victim’s irrational behavior at the disaster…

What to Do During an Emergency Lockout Situation Emergencies as you may already know are unexpected turn of events which can occur anywhere and at any time; bringing along with it the distasteful feeling of frustration and sometimes anger as well. It’s something that may have happened to you or someone you know at one time or the other. Being in an emergency lockout situation can be an unpleasant and unnerving experience, especially when you are locked out of your vehicle in a desert parking lot…

Anxiety Disorder Anxiety disorder is a serious mental illness that involves the constant overwhelming feeling of being worry or always in fear. Anxiety can be more than just temporary worry of fear; it can be crippling and or threating. Spotting someone with anxiety can be really difficult because most of the symptoms a lot of people confuse them with sickness. Certain symptoms can include but are not limited to sleeping problems, cold or sweaty hands and or feet, dry mouth, shortness of…

People more than likely to endure elevated anxiety and all the other effects tide to anxiety when they decide to go through with cardiac catheterization. This anxiety usually occurs before, during and after but most likely before the procedure begins. It can negatively impact the individual psychologically when their anxiety has sky rocketed to unhealthy or nearly inconsolable heights. This behavior may potentially influence the subsequent procedure in a negative way. Research and study…

People will tend to pay little to no attention to the guy who was acting ‘funny’ on the battlefield, rather their attention is focused purely on the men next to them with both legs blown off or missing a limb. Yet the person that acquired the brain injury will be dealing with their symptoms for much longer, possibly even their whole life. (Junger, 2012) talked about his experience once I wasn’t thinking about that or any of the other horrific things we’d seen; I mentally buried all of…

Stress and anxiety are not limited to adults only, and even children are exposed evenly to various symptoms related to anxiety. And while it's easy ascertain disorders anxiety in adults, children could be left in limbo because of a gap in understanding the symptoms and access to treatment. Unfortunately, options not to take advantage of treatment usually aggravate symptoms. And then they bode well for understanding symptoms to manage problems concern for children. Let's take a look at the…

Based on the movie, “As Good As it Gets”, and Borkovec, T.D. & Roemer, L. (1995) clients with generalized anxiety disorder may perceive thoughts and feelings of worry and often times people set high standards for ones self as for self advancement. Often times stress and worry are a result of our lack of control over our cognitions. Many people often worry when they have set expectations for achieving a goal or accomplishing a task. People may worry excessively and the extent to their worry may…

rushes of extreme stress and panic randomly without any warning while they are going about their day. These types of panic responses are called panic attacks and when these panic attacks are reoccurring and begin to interfere with an individual’s everyday functioning they become what is known as panic disorder. Panic disorders are a common type of disorder among people living in the United States as well as people that live in other countries. They are characterized by…

Eyewitness experiments do not induce the stress experienced by victims of a crime. In a study done by (Tim Valentine and Jan Mesout 2008 p 151). Participants visited the London dungeon and had to describe and identify what they encountered in the horror labyrinth. This was being investigated as a function of their state anxiety. Researchers found that high state anxiety was linked with a higher heart rate. Researchers also found that high state anxiety was linked with participants reporting less…