“SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder) No More” Gaitree Seepersaud December 4th‚ 2014 ENC 1102 Final Essay In a typical college community‚ there are a variety of personalities among us. Some extroverts‚ others introverts‚ and then there are those who are somewhere in the middle. At some point in our lives‚ we have all either had a personal encounter with shyness or at least witnessed someone who was socially awkward. My cousin who I practically grew up with was diagnosed with
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Running head: HUMOR AND ITS EFFECTS ON ANXIETY DISORDERS 1 Humor and Its Effects on Anxiety Disorders The University of Vermont Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate humor as an alternative treatment for anxiety disorders. The hypothesis was that the continuous
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Anxiety Anxiety is a term used to describe a normal feeling people experience when faced with threat‚ anger‚ or when stressed; when people become anxious‚ they feel upset‚ uncomfortable‚ and tense (National Mental Health Strategy [NMHS]‚ 2007). Anxiety is a normal feeling that everyone experiences from time to time. It is when you feel scared and worried a lot of the time and sometimes you are not even sure why is that happening to you; other words for anxiety are ‘feeling tense’ and ‘feeling
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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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called an anxiety disorder. To help those with this disorder‚ we need to learn what they are‚ symptoms‚ treatment options‚ recent studies and causes. Anxiety is a type of a disorder that affects many people around the world of any age. The disorder is not just getting stressed out over a simple test at school. It is characterized as a disorder if the stress and worrying in your life interferes with your life. Causes/Who´s at risk Doctors and researchers do not know the exact
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Social anxiety disorder is a mental health condition involving the fear of social interactions. There is an intense fear of being negatively judged or humiliated by others. People with social anxiety disorder (SAD) feel like their anxiety is beyond their ability to control‚ affecting their day to day activities. Effects on Social Development Social situations almost always provoke fear and anxiety in patients with SAD. Anxiety symptoms may also arise from anticipating difficult interactions. Some
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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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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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The estimated prevalence of Separation Anxiety Disorder is 4-5%‚ making it one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders. In the United States‚ recent research has shown that 1.6% of the population‚ approximately 4 million people‚ are diagnosed with Borderline Personality disorder. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder‚ while rare‚ is also a threat‚ and only 1.7 per 100‚000 children is diagnosed with it. In "Painted Rain"‚ it is shown that healthy relationships with other children and adults
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The second person was my ex boyfriend. He taught me how to love someone and the type of person I really want in a relationship. What I soon realized about these two people is that they both had psychological disorders. My old best friend had a form of PTSD and my ex had anxiety‚ depression and from what I remember a form of PTSD as well. With both of them‚ I changed their world‚ their symptoms would go away or be lessened with spending time with me. (This sounds very egotistical‚ but they
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