Woody Case Study

Sherry Murry
Argosy University
October 26,2012

After reviewing Woody case and reading the symptom it is believe that he have anxiety disorder and stress the symptom. I provide some more examples in my paper. The first symptom that was described to me for anxiety disorder was dizziness sweaty palms, stomachaches and shortness of breath. There are other symptoms that reply to anxiety disorder. Butch (2009) In contrast to fear and panic, anxiety is a complex blend of unpleasant emotions and cognitions that is both more oriented to the future and much more diffuse than fear (Barlow, 1988, 2002a). But like fear, it has not only cognitive/subjective components but also physiological and behavioral components. At the cognitive/subjective
At a physiological level, anxiety often creates a state of tension and chronic over arousal, which may reflect readiness for dealing with danger should it occur (“Something awful may happen and I had better be ready for it if it does”). Although there is no activation of the fight-or-flight response as there is with fear, anxiety does prepare or prime a person for the fight-or-flight response should the anticipated danger occur. At a behavioral level, anxiety may create a strong tendency to avoid situations where danger might be encountered, but there is not the immediate behavioral urge to flee with anxiety as there is with fear (Barlow, 1988, 2002a). Support for the idea that anxiety is descriptively and functionally distinct from fear or panic comes both from complex statistical analyses of subjective reports of panic and anxiety, and from a great deal of neurobiological evidence (e.g., Bouton, 2005; Bouton, Mineka, & Barlow, 2001; Davis, 2006; Gorman et al., 2000). Butch (2009). I have provide some example from the book that focus on anxiety disorder By contrast, people with generalized anxiety disorder mostly experience a general sense of diffuse anxiety and worry about many potentially bad things that may happen; some may also experience an
It is also important to note that many people with one anxiety disorder will experience at least one more anxiety disorder and/or depression either concurrently or at a different point in their lives. Butch (2009) an anxiety-producing hormone called corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) has also been strongly implicated as playing an important role in generalized anxiety (and depression; Leonardo & Hen, 2006; Maier & Watkins, 2005). When activated by stress or perceived threat, CRH stimulates the release of ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) from the pituitary gland, which in turn causes release of the stress hormone cortisol from the adrenal gland (Leonardo & Hen, 2006); cortisol helps the body deal with stress. The CRH hormone may play an important role in generalized anxiety through its effects on the bed nucleus of the strain terminals (an extension of the amygdala; see Figure 6.1 on p. 194), which is now believed to be an important brain area mediating generalized anxiety Butch( 2009). Many clients with generalized anxiety disorder consult family physicians, seeking relief from their “nerves” or anxieties and/or