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Agoraphobia is the fear of being in any place or situation where one may experience panic or stress because they may feel trapped embarrassed, helpless, or that escaping the current situation is hindered. It can be summarized as the fear of having a panic attack in a public setting. It often involves a fear of crowds, bridges or of being outside alone. Agoraphobia was first established in an 1873 issue of the Journal of Mental Science. The term is accredited to Dr. C. Westphal, a German…

Panic attacks are defined as abrupt surges of intense fear or discomfort that peak within minutes. Pretty much anyone can have a panic attack, in fact, most people have one once or twice before the die. People diagnosed with panic disorder are not as lucky. One out of 75 people are diagnosed with Panic Disorder, women twice as likely than men (Burke, 2016). These people have frequent and unexpected attacks that they live in fear of having more of. Panic disorder can be caused by many different…

What is anxiety disorder? Anxiety disorders are a category of different mental disorders known by feelings of anxiety, or worry and fear. Having anxiety is not always a bad thing; it’s a normal part of daily life. Everyone faces and goes through at least a little of anxiety. It could include having to present in front of people or even taking a test. Anxiety disorders involve more than just worry and fear for a little while. Someone who has anxiety disorders the anxiety does not go…

Depressive Disorders and Phobias: Social and Specific Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder Based on a meta-analysis written in 2014, approximately one fifth of individuals experience symptoms of either an anxiety disorder or a depressive disorder (Steel et al., 2014). Within this population, “49% to 81% of persons with a depressive disorder have met diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder, and 47% to 88% of those with an anxiety disorder have met criteria for a depressive disorder…

diagnosed from recurrent unexpected panic attacks or at least one attack followed by a period of fear about additional panic attacks. Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense anxiety that may not be appropriate for the amount of potential danger in a situation. They are common with up to 40 percent of the population experiencing one at some time in their life. It is when these panic attacks are recurrent, there is a long period of fear of an additional panic attack afterwards or the…

Phobic disorders are common place in today’s society, but as to how they are formed is a question asked by many theorists. Theories of development offer some explanation as to why Anna may have a fear of snakes whilst Bjorn may not. Learning theories such as Classical Conditioning and Social Learning Theory suggest that phobic disorders are learnt through various means; whilst evolutionary theories suggest that phobic disorders are innate and inherited from parents. Some of the first…

Have you ever felt extreme fear or the feeling of worry? The character I have chose is a young, successful basketball player and her name is Tina. Tina has played in a professional basketball team for twelve years. She always was very fearful of many things in her daily life. She continued to go on with her life but she knew something was wrong. Tina went to a psychologist; her psychologist diagnosed her with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. She now sees her psychologists once a week to discuss her…

Many times when a patient is ordered a MRI examination, there is a pre-screened procedure that must take place prior to the scan. During the MR pre-screening a number of questions are asked and routinely the question of claustrophobia is included? MRI professionals are very familiar with the claustrophobia of MRI patient and how the MRI imaging team must work to manage patient anxiety. Claustrophobia has been defined as an irrational fear of dark or confined spaces. This sensation of distress…

Although most phobias often have similar characteristics, there has been a noticeable difference in how phobias function. Looking at the differences, you can see that there are two prominent categories known as complex and specific phobias. Both groupings present their own causes, ages typically affected, and much more. Specific phobias, also known as simple phobias, often manifest in children. They are often symptoms of a traumatic experience, but can also be irrational. Specific phobias are…

the records show that patients were considered to be faking the symptoms. Doctors and psychiatrists seemed to think that there was nothing wrong with their patients. The patients were told that they were only dealing with stress or nerves. Panic attacks were even considered to be a woman’s problem. Once these patients started to be taken more seriously research was conducted. In the year 1919 Walter Canon found that there are connections between the brain’s cortex and sympathoadrenal system.…