Anxiety can be described as the nervousness or unease associated with an unavoidable event for which the outcome is uncertain. The presence of social anxiety in college students has been studied many times in relation to alcohol consumption. There are mixed results in the link between social anxiety and drinking. Villarosa‚ Moorer‚ Madson‚ Noble‚ and Zeigler-Hill (2014) did not find a direct relationship between social anxiety and alcohol consumption‚ but found a positive relationship between social
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whether or not Holden Caulfield‚ the main character of J.D. Salingers ’s book The Catcher In The Rye‚ is depressed. What Is A Depressive Disorder? Depression is a serious medical illness that negatively affects how a person conducts him/herself‚ and the way he/she think. Depression may include anxiety disorders‚ post-traumatic stress disorders‚ manic depressions. People with a depressive illness cannot merely pull themselves together ’ and get better. About 5% of the population will
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George Aponte Period 7 Hope 1-20-15 Post-Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Post-Traumatic stress disorder can occur in anyone but it all starts when a terrifying event happens and basically scars you for life. I have one cousin who was in the military who has (PTSD) and he said the horrors of war gave him the disorder. Many people who have the disorder do get it from after they leave the military it’s very common and many veterans go to see therapists for physiological help. The causes of (PTSD)
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Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)‚ Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)‚ and Major Depressive Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event -either experiencing it or witnessing it. Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental health disorder that impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others‚ causing problems functioning in everyday life. Similar in some aspects‚ Major Depressive Disorder is a mental disorder characterized
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when the social worker visits to evaluate the child care. Things certainly are bleak‚ and when they get bleak‚ Precious escapes in to a fantasy world in her mind where she’s a famous‚ glamorous actress walking the red carpet‚ or being adored by a perfect June Cleaver-type mom. In reality‚ as long as Precious can make it through the day invisible – at school‚ on the streets or at home – she can breathe a sigh of relief. Precious is a victim of various psychological traumas and anxieties she faces
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Simply put‚ selective mutism‚ also called SM‚ is an anxiety disorder so severe that it prohibits people from speaking. Selective mutism is associated with the phobia of talking and is most common in children. It is frequently developed from a mixture of genetic anxiety‚ post-traumatic stress disorder‚ and physical issues in the brain. Amygdala is a part of the brain that controls a human’s fight or flight response‚ but in people
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Kirsten Boozer Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ also known as OCD‚ is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by uncontrollable‚ unwanted thoughts‚ and repetitive rituals that someone feels compelled to perform. This can cause the brain to get stuck on a certain thought or urge. People with OCD most likely fall under the categories: Washers‚ Checkers‚ Doubters and Sinners‚ Counters and Arrangers‚ and Hoarders. If someone
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La Garza De La Garza1 Psychology 11-20-2014 Most Interesting Disorders 1. Hoarding 2. Anxiety Disorder 3. Depression 4. Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder 5. Panic Disorder 6. Insomnia 7. Anorexia Nervosa 8. Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Arousal Disorders (Sleep Terror Disorder & Sleepwalking Disorder) 9. Paranoid Personality Disorder 10. Alcohol/Substance Dependence De La Garza2 Hoarding Hoarding is the disorder of a person’s irrational‚ persistent difficulty in discarding or parting
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Running head: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Don Cole Jr. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Abstract Ptsd was first recognized by the medical community by war veterans. Ptsd is common. It was stated in‚ (Adaa.org)‚" 67% of people who experienced some form of violence has Ptsd. The rate is higher than any other form of traumatic events." Americans age 18 or older will experience Ptsd at some part in their lives.(Adaa.org). This is a serious condition that
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Description Rebecca‚ a fictional character‚ is a 38-year-old female who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She is married with a son who is 10-years-old. She lives in Chicago‚ Illinois. She works in the retail business. Rebecca’s parents are divorced and she lived with her mother for most of her childhood. She has struggled with OCD behavior and anxiety since she was a teenager. Rebecca suffers from compulsive skin picking. She is constantly popping‚ picking‚ and scratching herself
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