Tina worries so much about the safety of bridges that she hates to drive. She had an episode of anxiety that produced an immediate response of breathing broblems, nervousness, trembling/sweaty hands, racing heartbeat and avoidance. Tina does not want to even leave her home, because she has so many bridges in her area.…
Describe (in your own words) why “compulsive gamblers” and “compulsive eaters” are not considered compulsive according to the definition of DSM-IV. Illustrate with an example.…
When a person is faced with a stressful situation, the body’s reaction is to become anxious. In some cases, that reaction is severe, causing individuals to become unable to move beyond the fear and anxiety they feel for long periods of time. Often, this is indicative of an anxiety disorder. There are a number of different types of anxiety disorders. The most common of these disorders includes general anxiety disorder, clinical anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, individual phobias, and agoraphobia.…
Outline and evaluate research into the effects of anxiety on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony (12 marks).…
anxious allows the cause of the stress or anxiety to 'bounce away ' and no longer affect…
Almost all humans, at some point of their lives, experience a sense of nervousness or worry known as anxiety. Anxiety affects the way humans act because of this unease that humans feel, it creates a fear of completing tasks or a fear of failure. Some of those who experience anxiety break down and have panic attacks while others can control this feeling of uncertainty. Most artists are able to contain the sensation of apprehension through expressing what they feel in their pieces. In the works of artists, they depict how the artist feels which is sometimes seen as anxiety and artists use this nervousness to help create a masterpiece. Throughout the 20th century, a focus of anxiety is seen in various amounts of works from a wide-range of artists.…
Instructions: Read the following case study about a woman, Allison, who is suffering from anxiety. After you have read the case study, diagnose Allison and present some methods of treatment by answering the questions.…
definition and diagnosis that include exposure to a specific fearevoking event as a cause of the symptom.…
Person may have been harmed, the harm may have happened to a loved one, or…
There is not an exact cause of Agoraphobia. Panic may become a learned behavior. Agoraphobia sometimes occurs when a person has had a panic attack and begins to fear situations that might lead to another panic attack (Taylor CT, 2012). Agoraphobia also tends to run in families and sometimes has a…
When someone is in a stressful situation, their body releases the hormones cortisol, adrenaline, and…
During the last quarter of the 19th century the United States was transitioning into a new country with the rise of a second industrial revolution and the downfall of the nation’s economy. There was an extreme growth within the industrial empire along with the expansion of the railroad empire which took over millions of acres of land. An economic struggle began where the rich became richer and the poor were living in bad conditions. The novel “Gospel of Wealth” is written, where it states that people with money should share their proceeds of gains with the less fortunate. Failure begins to strike in industries taking a toll on the United States economy and leading the country into its first economic depression. The economic and industrial failures during Gilded Age are the beginning to the downfall of the United States, which is why I feel this period of time should be called the Age of Anxiety.…
Unfortunately, humans have the incredible capability of being ill without actually appearing to be sick. This is exactly what an anxiety disorder looks like. Victims silently suffer within their own mind, and no one can visualize their mental exhaustion or pain. Anxiety disorders silently lurk in many ordinary people and can often go completely unnoticed. Although anxiety disorders cannot be cured, they can be monitored, addressed, treated and researched.…
In the middle of the night, I wake up frequently due to a reemerging night terror. I experience this nightmare an average of three times per week. I awaken startled, sweating profusely, and out of breath. It is a reoccurring nightmare of the evening that my college roommate was badly beaten by two people in our dorm room parking lot. The dream is always the same and very similar to the exact real life incident that I had experienced. I am watching television in the dorm living room area. Suddenly, I hear frantic yells coming from outside. Students screamed as they witnessed the attack in the parking lot outside the back entrance of the dorm. I rush outside and am shocked. I find my roommate…
Do you ever feel like you’re not good enough? Do you ever feel emotionally numb? Are things losing their interest? Well you might be one of the “lucky” millions who have either anxiety or depression. Anxiety and depression affect your life in every way. Different things trigger these sudden feelings and when you get into them you could be lost for days. Here are things that triggered it for me, some of the things that changed in my life and how I would react to try to feel better. These things can be completely random for some people but these are the things that started it.…
