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Glimpsing into the home of a hoarder, one may find piles of yogurt cartons, newspapers from years past, old rusted electronics and many more seemingly useless items known to most as garbage. However, a hoarder may cherish these items and have similar difficulty discarding them as one would something of intrinsic value. There is often a misconception about hoarders, they are considered as lazy or unable to clean up after themselves. However, hoarders have little control over their hoarding,…

Identify the Problem Bradley Mavin is 12-year-old European American male. Bradley’s was referred to specialized clinic for youth because of social anxiety and withdraw difficulties while at school and within his community. Bradley recently transition from elementary school to middle school was extremely difficult. The symptoms of social anxiety and withdrawal intensified when Bradley had difficulties assimilating into new school district. Brief Summary of Individual and Background…

This article is lecturing about the negative transmission of feeling of worries, nervousness or anxiety from mothers to children. Researchers proved that most of the children were diagnosed with mental health disorders due to the transmission of symptoms from one generation to another. It says in the article: “Negative automatic thoughts play an important role in the development and maintenance of psychological symptoms and that these relationships are relatively specific.” It states that…

Working in the Emergency room gives me the opportunity to talk to my patients about their medications. It is amazing to me how many people are om antidepressant medications and medications for anxiety. Anxiety is such a scary thing for so many people. The symptoms can actually mimic a heart attack. People will seek medical treatment for chest pain, shortness of breath and an all-around “shaky feeling”. They will be sweaty and tell you they feel like passing out. People actually think they…

Case 2: Case of Jackie Jackie is self-referred. When she was 3 years of age she was bitten by her neighbor’s dog. Now, 23 years old she still has a fear of dogs. Her anxiety levels remain the same when she is around a dog from 20 years ago. Jackie’s anxiety can be defined as: Rapid Heart Beat Feeling of Sickness Jackie is seeking help because she is due to marry a “dog” trainer and wants to get over her fear phobia so that she can live a happy life with her husband and be comfortable with her…

During the span of our humanly years we all have things that make us jump, things that may go boo in the night giving a very big fright scare. Maybe something off of Nightmare before Christmas. Either way a phobia is an extreme irrational fear of something. Firstly, ladies and gentlemen I present to you automaton-phobia. Anyone afraid of ventriloquist dummies, wax dummies, scarecrows, and so on have this fear. In short someone with this fear can’t handle anything that falsely represents a…

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…

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…