Arousal and Anxiety While learning about arousal and anxiety in class‚ I found that I could apply it to myself very well. Arousal is defined as a general state of activation that varies on a continuum from sleep to extreme excitement and is measured by heart rate‚ respiratory levels‚ skin reaction‚ etc (Gill and Williams‚ 2008). Anxiety is defined as a negative emotional state (cognitive and somatic) involving interpretation and can only be measured by simply interviewing someone or filling out
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Anxiety & Fear Anxiety and fear are both emotional reactions to danger‚ yet there is a difference between the two. Fear is a reaction that is proportionate to real danger; anxiety is a disproportionate reaction to danger or even a reaction to imaginary danger. Anxiety is feeling unrealistic fear‚ worry‚ uneasiness‚ and being unfocused. People who have anxiety also tend to feel restless‚ have fatigue‚ problems in concentration‚ and muscular tension. Fear is the ability to recognize danger leading
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ANXIETY DISORDER There are many types of anxiety disorders that include panic disorder‚ obsessive compulsive disorder‚ post-traumatic stress disorder‚ social anxiety disorder‚ specific phobias‚ and generalized anxiety disorder. Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious‚ or nervous‚ when faced with a problem at work‚ before taking a test‚ or making an important decision. Anxiety disorders‚ however‚ are different. They can cause such distress
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AUTOGENIC RELAXATION TECHNIQUE This relaxation technique is based on a form of self-hypnosis and is taught to the patient by the therapist. The patient is given the following instructions: * Lie in a comfortable position and breathe slowly and deeply. * Imagine a warmth and heaviness beginning at your toes‚ then spreading to your lower legs. * Legs begin to feel heavy. * Enjoy the warmth‚ heaviness and relaxation of your legs. * Imagine that the warmth and heaviness is spreading
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The Effects of Social Anxiety on the Academic Performance of Grade 7 High School Students of Hermano Miguel Integrated School Submitted by: Abigaile Didal Danica Delos Santos Jorico Niverba Jazyrene Juanillo Karl Nicolson Iluzada Jerald Buenaventura Submitted to: Mr. Ricardo Paig ABSTRACT Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a debilitating and chronic illness characterized by persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations‚ with a relatively high lifetime prevalence
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Stress and Anxiety Stress: Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand. It can be caused by both good and bad experiences. When people feel stressed by something going on around them‚ their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give people more energy and strength‚ which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger. But this can also be a bad thing‚ if their stress is in response to something emotional and there is no outlet for
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Often times anxiety is caused by a medical condition. "Certain medicines have side effects that can cause or make anxiety worse" (HealthWise Staff). Medications for blood pressure‚ thyroid‚ or asthma are known as only some to possibly cause anxiety symptoms. There could also be a problem with your brain chemistry. With Generalized Anxiety Disorder‚ some patients were found to have abnormal neurotransmitter levels in their brains which were causing the excessive anxiety. "When neurotransmitters are
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Child Anxiety Many people believe that the events which take place in ones childhood do not effect their adulthood‚ but scientific studies show that it actually does effect ones adulthood. I have been through certain situations in my life which have effected my ability to grow completely. These experiences define childhood anxiety. Childhood anxiety is panic attacks experienced by children due to various reasons. Other symptoms may include heart burns‚ cold sweats‚ and nightmares. For example
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Test Anxiety is defined by Kondo (1996) as a double situation specific personality trait‚ consisting of two psychological components; emotional arousal and worry. Several studies have focused on test anxiety‚ as it is associated with lower test results and a higher amount of stress‚ so has attracted attention from researchers and teachers (Hembree 1998; Sarason and Sarason 1990) as cited in Kondo (1996). Most of the focus has been to reduce test anxiety by investigating the cognitive‚ affective
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Question: Test anxiety is a problem for many students; you have been finding solution. Write an essay of approximately 500 words that contains a definition of test anxiety and explain why it is a problem. And then describe the solutions you recommend. For easy understanding‚ test anxiety can be simply described as a condition in which the person goes through disturbing uneasiness in the period before‚ during and even after a test‚ both emotionally and physically. From another perspective‚ psychologists
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