My Story: Writing about Mental Illness Heals Me I find it hard to contain my story in just one thousand-odd words. It seems that there could be a whole tome the size of the DSM to chronicle all the mental illness-tinged happenings in the life of Mary L. Sukala. Out of 19 years of existence, I had a few short years at the beginning that weren’t touched by some extent of personal issues. But there is one sunny side to the unpleasantness: the thousands of pieces of writing that have butterflied out…
Fear is an emotion that brings a sense of unease to our world, whether it is the fear of an object or someone inflicting fear on someone. There can be different levels of fear that affect people. This is the emotion everyone has, no matter if they deny it, no one can be fearless. Throughout the years the common fears of people and the word its-self have evolved and will be a never ending cycle. The sense of being afraid or uneased caused by a possible danger was developed in the late 12th…
As Bernard (1961) postulates, all living organisms must have methods of self-protection, whether that means compensating for minor variations in the temperature, fighting off invading organisms, or fleeing from a predator. As organisms became more compound, so did the repertoire of responses that could be used to fend off harm. It seems reasonable that organisms better equipped to guard themselves would have a continued existence and evolutionary advantage over those less equipped. Physiologists…
When was the first time that you felt very nervous? The feeling where you can’t forget that particular thing that will happen and it keeps circling in your head. Your heart that keeps beating for some reasons; do your remember? Final demonstration teaching is likened unto the final examination of college students, thesis and research works of fourth year students in other courses, and it is similar to a practical examination. Final demonstration is the peak of my journey in the student-teaching…
INTRODUCTION i. Stress and anxiety Stress is a way of responding to any kind of demand. When body feels scared and threatened nervous system might respond to release stress hormones. Example of stress to body is heart will beat very fast, high blood pressure, and breath fast. According to the American Institute of Stress (2014), workplace stress have cost the organizations over a $300 billion annually for the lost of productivity because of absents, acquisition and cost of…
time, except in particular situations that trigger a memory. Often social phobia can be accompanied by depression or substances abuse. If you notice excessive or irrational fear of a specific object or situation or physical symptoms like a panic attack, nausea, excessive diarrhea or sweating you should go to the nearest hospital. There are other resources out there such as Suicide Hotline, National Institute of Mental Health, and Social Anxiety Association. There is help out there and no one…
A specific phobia is an extreme fear of an object or problem. A phobia is similar to a normal fear and can determine if it becomes a phobia. Each person has a different symptom with phobias. However, the following symptoms of phobic reaction will show up are dizziness, rapid heartbeat, trembling and dread or panic. There are many different types of specific phobias of objects or situations. They include Animal phobias, Situational phobias, and other phobias. Adults with a specific phobia have…
Client Description The client is a 14 year old female who is half Irish, half Japanese. She is presenting with social anxiety and low self-esteem. The client is currently in 8th grade and is on a cheerleading squad. The clients parents are divorced and she currently lives with her mother. She reports that she has a great relationship with both of her parents and they are both supportive. The client states that she has friends at school, but her and her best friend are no longer speaking. She…
Panic attacks come on suddenly, are usually unprovoked by an external event. They normally peak 10 minutes after it began and slows down after this. Next is Agoraphobia which is the fear of a situation or place. Also Social Anxiety which is the fear or self-consciousness…
experienced an unexpected panic attack. Liz’s first cognitive symptom was her fear of “going crazy” as a result of her adverse physical reaction. Her secondary symptoms of an increased heart rate and shaking are the psychical manifestations of a panic attack. Her fourth symptom of depersonalization was verbalized as “feeling outside of my body”. These psychical and cognitive symptoms fulfill four of the thirteen diagnostic criteria that categorize a panic attack. Her intense discomfort…