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for children and teenagers with anxiety disorders. I find this material to be very informative because she includes different types of anxiety disorders such as, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder. The author also expresses the consequences of having one of these disabling disorders as well as…

One of the most common problems facing youth today is anxiety. Early interventions can be made to prevent problems in schooling and prevent the development of other mental health issues. (Drake, 2015) School teachers, counselors, and school nurses need to be prepared to recognize and help youth struggling with anxiety. It’s important to look for ways to help children with anxiety in elementary school before they fall behind in their education and possibly develop more serious mental health…

We all have our fears. Fear is one of the life’s countenances, which help human beings learn about themselves. In the dictionary, fear is defined as ”a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, or pain ”, which is quite a threatening definition, if you ask me. For some people fear is an uncomfortable and unpleasant feeling. I do have fear of my own, which I tried to learn to deal with it as best manners as I could. Most of us probably have experience the anxiety when doing a…

calm your mind. Unlike a phobia, where your fear is of a specific thing or situation, the anxiety of generalized anxiety disorder is diffuse, a general feeling of dread or unease that colors your whole life. This anxiety is much less intense than a panic attack, but longer lasting.…

Symptoms Some fear only birds of prey, such as eagles, hawks, falcons and vultures. Others tend to be anxious around birds kept as pets, such as lovebirds and pigeons. In extreme cases, seeing a feather or hearing the word “bird” is enough to trigger a panic attack. Ornithophobes tend to prefer avoiding places, where birds are particularly present, such as parks, museums, zoos, etc. Most commonly, the physical symptoms include shivering, shock, perspiration, heart palpitations, uncontrollable…

Abnormal fear of dogs is also known as cynophobia. It is categorized as a specific phobia, under anxiety disorders. Since dogs are popular pets, cynophobia sufferers face a large number of anxiety triggers. Symptoms Cynophobes experience anxiety at nothing more than thinking of a dog. Thus they feel compelled to avoid a number of places where "man's best-friend" might be. Consequently, the social interactions of cynophobes become limited. As is the case with any other type of phobia, the…

Generalized Anxiety Disorder a Nursing Approach Over half of the people in this world experience anxiety at one point in their life. This anxiety may arise from watching the news or in personal everyday life (Generalized anxiety disorder, 2011). Occasionally, though, that anxiety can linger into a more tantalizing and solemn problem diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder. This condition can be of great significance in many scenarios where a nurse must provide treatment for a patient, but may…

Separation anxiety disorder involves the “excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation from home or attachment figures,” (APA, 2013). Separation anxiety usually emerges when the individual is a child and is actually a common stage of development in young children. However, if the anxiety continues and intensifies to the point of interfering with the child’s life, it becomes a disorder. In regards to diagnosis, the level of anxiety and fear must be significantly disproportionate to their…

Anxiety disorders are often misdiagnosed or overlooked despite high rates of prevalence. The basic commonality in all anxiety disorders is anxious apprehension, a future-oriented condition in where the individual prepares to cope with upcoming negative events (source). High levels of negative affect, chronic over-arousal and a feeling of uncontrollability, which can lead to avoidant behaviors, accompany the condition of anxious apprehension in anxiety disorders (source). The…

People with SAD feel there is something wrong with themselves; they are self-conscious and they feel like they are being judged by others. Panic attacks happen when affected people have excessive fear in some situations. There are limitations for SAD people in academic, maintenances of unfulfilling relationships, professional, and sexual life. Therefore; these individuals diagnosed with SAD…