Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Those who suffer from GAD‚ “…experience chronic pervasive anxiety…[and] feel tense and worried most of the time‚ which causes them distress and interferes with their functioning” (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008‚ p. 119). Furthermore‚ the sufferer finds it hard to control the pervasive worrying‚ which can precipitate restlessness‚ irritability‚ muscle tension‚ and sleep disturbances (BehaveNet‚ 1997-2010‚ n.p.). Also‚ Angst et. al. (2009) found that‚ “…there was no gender
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Anxiety Disorders Maria Vivar Aug. 6‚ 2012 Jose J. Juarez Anxiety Disorders A psychological disorder‚ also referred to as a mental disorder‚ is an ongoing behavioral pattern‚ thoughts‚ feelings or actions that are deviant‚ distressful‚ and dysfunctional. It impacts multiple life areas which create hardships for the person experiencing these symptoms that can seriously affect your day-to-day function in life and interfere with your ability to interact in society (Unknown‚ Psychological Disorders-Symptoms
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Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States. It affects 40 million adults‚ aging 18 and older‚ accounting for 18% of the population. (Facts & Statistics‚ 2010) Anxiety is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physiological signs‚ such as sweating‚ tension‚ and increased pulse‚ by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat‚ and by self-doubt about one’s capacity to cope with
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Mental illnesses such as depression‚ anxiety‚ and bipolar disorder are not diseases they are disorders. Although there are many different types of mental illnesses three of the ones most people hear about are depression‚ anxiety‚ and bipolar disorder. Some people will say a lot of these disorders are in people’s head but they are very serious disorders. A mental illness can affect a person’s way of thinking and/ or living‚ normally it is a negative effect but there might be a positive effect depending
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first interviewee that I select for discussing how anxiety impact on homeless young adults is Kristine Cunningham. She is ROOTS’s executive director since 2010. The meeting with Kristine is approximately 50 minutes long. From the beginning of our conversation‚ she addressed that the severity of anxiety on homeless young adults is based on how long they have been lived on the street. In the other words‚ as long as they living on the street‚ their anxiety would never be gone. She says‚ “homeless young
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This Essay will discuss Anxiety disorders and its prevalent diagnosis within society with a focus on patients who choose to self-medicate‚ exploring the reasons behind why they choose to do so and the inherent social and health dangers associated with this behaviour. I will discuss why anxiety disorders are almost at epidemic proportions in all sections of society today with a majority still undiagnosed. The possible failure in diagnosis and treatment of this condition and discuss reasons as to
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Anxiety Disorders Anxiety disorders are common place these days‚ with as many as 17% of people will/have suffer/ed some form of anxiety in their lives (Somers‚ Goldner‚ Waraich‚ & Hsu‚ 2006)‚ from being concerned about most anything‚ to full blown attacks with physical symptoms. Anxiety disorders seem to be a result of a combination of biological‚ psychological and other individual factors (CAMH‚ 2014). If one feels nervous or fearful about a situation‚ this is normal‚ but if the feelings are
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Alprazolam (or Xanax) is a common drug prescribed to treat anxiety disorders. Anxiety is the human body’s reaction to stressful‚ threatening‚ or uncommon situations. Some individuals report feeling fear‚ agitation‚ uneasiness‚ and distress (Lee). Approximately 18% of the United States population suffers from this disorder (NIMH). The physiological processes behind anxiety must be noted to understand how Xanax treats this disorder. Anxiety will constantly cause the human body to enter a sympathetic
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Medication used to treat psychiatric conditions are abused by those who have been diagnosed with co-occurring disorders Why is this so common? Non-medical prescription use and prescription drug disorders are also associated with increased frequency of substance use‚ mood‚ and anxiety disorder. (Blanco et al.‚ 2013) Several medications are available and effective in treating anxiety disorders. These include benzodiazepines; Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)‚ Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
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Research Paper: Anxiety Disorders Stephanie Hathaway Liberty University Abstract Anxiety Disorders are characterized by many symptoms and often associated with depressive tendencies. Although the majority are produced in a person based off of their genetic material‚ other influences exist environmentally that can encourage or discourage the severity of the symptoms and prognosis it has on one’s overall well-being. Early diagnosis and a systematic combination of treatments
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