Anxiety And Anxiety Disorder

This research paper is designed to review articles and books of professional journals in anxiety disorders, definition of anxiety disorder, review of current and past treatments of anxiety disorders, the new section and changes to anxiety disorder in the DSM-5, new treatments for anxiety disorders and medications for anxiety disorders. This paper will show spiritual considerations for treating anxiety disorders and how

Adolescence is a difficult time period in a young person’s transition into their later stage of both physical and mental development. Mood disorders are often overlooked during this time for the brain becoming more developed; however among children, anxiety disorders seem to be the most common disorders to be experienced (Nelson; Israel, pg 112). Barlow (2002) defines anxiety as a future-oriented emotion that is characterized by the inability to be in control and predict future events that can be potentially dangerous to the individual. Anxiety shares commonalities with fear, but the difference between the two being that fear is the initial response made from a present threat, where anxiety is due to a unknown future event. A common

A Psychology disorder known as anxiety disorder, is the most common in the United States. In a result of, 18% of 40 million people suffers from anxiety. However, there are six different types of anxiety disorders in the results of stress, depression, social interaction, obsessive compulsive, and phobia. Which characteristic functions as a natural part of life, that can be treated thought several methods.

Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United States and women are over twice as likely to suffer from anxiety than men (Kessler et al., 2005). The symptoms of anxiety can be life disrupting; affecting personal and professional relationships, sleep, appetite, health, and overall quality of life. The causes of anxiety seem ever-present and there is no indication the situation is going to improve in the immediate future. Global politics, war, domestic terrorism, rising health care costs, and economic instability are but a few of the surfeit anxiety causing stressors individuals must endure while also managing daily pressures of everyday life.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI, 2017) explained that many types of anxiety disorders exist, which may be classified by symptoms. NAMI (2017) described patients with excessive worrying, difficulty concentrating, and nausea as having generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This is a common type of anxiety disorder. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is defined by an intense fear of social situations, accompanied by irrational concerns about humiliation, reported NAMI (2017). Patients with social anxiety disorder may experience a panic attack when forced into an unwanted social situation (NAMI, 2017). These patients fear social situations. A similar disorder is panic disorder; patients undergo panic attacks, which are similar to heart attacks (NAMI, 2017). According to these authors, panic attacks may involve chest pains, heart palpitations, dizziness, and shortness of breath. Panic disorder is only one form of anxiety disorder that patients may have. NAMI (2017) explained further how some patients may be diagnosed with phobias, because they have extreme reactions and irrational fears to specific places, events, or objects. Many other types of anxiety disorders have been classified. Other types include agoraphobia, selective mutism, separation anxiety disorder, and a substance abuse (NAMI, 2017). In order to properly identify the type of anxiety disorder the patient might present with, nurses should be knowledgeable about the causes of anxiety

When the lungs seem to be collapsing and life seems to be steadily slipping away from an unfaithful, shaky grasp, most would dig a grave and call it dying; while some would call it a panic attack. Panic disorder, the unwelcome offspring of anxiety, is not a commonly acknowledged mental illness in today’s society. Panic disorder is a fatiguing, socially cataclysmic mental disease which results in panic attacks. While panic attacks may shower their victims with copious amounts of external, physical effects (pools of cold sweat, frantic movements, inability to breathe, etc.); the most detrimental effects are purely internal.

The difference between social anxiety disorder and other disorders is that a person is capable of enjoying themselves. This is because they are not impacted as severely physically since their fear is only stimulated in the event that they will have to be

However, for some, fear is not just a response to stimuli, but an attack on their mental and physical state, leaving them short of breath and shaking. This is what is known as panic disorder, and it happens quite often to those suffering with the disorder. The classification for panic is an onset of “sudden periods of intense fear”, followed by psychical reactions, which include “palpitations, sweating, trembling, and a feeling of impending doom” (“Anxiety Disorders”, 2013). Unlike social anxiety and generalized anxiety, panic disorder is highly upsetting, and can have lasting effects on the sufferer, leaving them socially and emotionally crippled, unable to function without the immediate thought about something being a fear response. Typically an individual can receive treatment for their panic, and according to ADAA (2016), panic is highly responsive to treatment, and after a few sessions of psychotherapy, an individual will be able to properly deal with their panic without letting it consume their

For a huge amount of people, anxiety is a normal response to everyday stress. It’s a normal emotion that everyone goes through at a certain points in their lives. Many people feel anxious or nervous when facing problems at work, school, etc. Anxiety disorders however, are super different. They can cause such distress that interferes with a person’s ability to live a normal life. Anxiety disorders are the most common psychological disorders in the United States. About 27.6 million people in the U.S. are suffering from different types of anxiety disorder. There are four different types of anxiety disorders: phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder also know an OCD. Extreme levels of worry and tension are a way of living for people who suffer with anxiety disorder.

In each year in the European Union alone, 38.2% which is 164.7 million people suffer at least one mental disorder . They are various mental disorders but the disorder at hand are panic disorders. Panic disorder is an effect from anxiety disorder which involves triggering fear and worry . In 2005, a result recorded that anxiety disorders have the highest prevalence rate, it recorded that at least 1 in 3 people suffer from the disorder . A person with panic disorder experiences recurring panic attacks which results to the increase in heart rate, increase in respiration value and a higher skin conductance . It could be treated through cognitive behavioural therapy or pharmacological means which could simply be classified under therapy and medication.

I know a lot of people who have an Anxiety Disorder where it revolves around their whole life. Sometimes it interferes with activities done on a day to day base which often makes their day a lot harder than it should be. One type of many Anxiety Disorders is a Panic Disorder. A Panic Disorder is an uncontrollable phase of feeling terror striking suddenly and repetitively with no warning. I learned that if a person has a Panic Disorder they can not predict when the episode will come again and by not knowing this may add anxiety episodes in between the panic attacks. Panic disorder is based on Panic Attacks. Panic Attacks consist of an accelerated heart rate, sweating, light-headed or Paraesthesia. They may feel like they are having a heart attack

People with agoraphobia typically avoid places and situations that they perceive to be dangerous, such as large crowds or enclosed spaces, for fear that it might trigger a panic attack. There are certain people who are more at risk for developing an anxiety disorder such as panic disorder. McGrandles and Duffy (2012) state that “risk factors include internalizing problems and a more inhibited temperament” and “adults with anxiety often report childhood experiences of anxiety” (p. 5). Panic disorder is a powerful and debilitating psychological issue. We will discuss the diagnoses and treatment of this disorder

To be diagnosed with a panic disorder there are criterion that must be met; recurrent panic attacks, consistent worry about having another attack, the presence of agoraphobia (the fear of public spaces), and the attacks are not a result of any type of substance or medicine. In order to be considered an agoraphobic, there must be anxiety about being unable to escape in the event of a panic attack, traveling alone is very stressful, and the anxiety is not caused by other disorder such as obsessive compulsive disorder or a specific phobia such as public restrooms. Agoraphobia arises because of the fear of being unable to find help in the event of a panic attack and the embarrassment of having an attack in a public space. (Torterolo & Levin, 2012). The main symptom of panic disorders are the panic attacks that seemingly occur out of nowhere and often resemble a heart attack. Panic attacks can last from an upwards of 30 minutes and often are accompanied by; hyperventilation, tremors, choking, discomfort of the chest, irrational fear of death, tingling in the extremities, and a high pulse. (“Mood Disorders”,

Panic disorder can be debilitating for an individual. It interferes with every day functioning at work or school and causes its sufferers to feel as if they might be going crazy. This paper explores the history of panic disorder, the nature of panic attacks and panic disorder, prognosis, etiology, assessments and treatment options.

It is estimated that 1% to 5% of people will experience a Panic Disorder at some point in their life (Andrisano, Balzarro, Fabbri, Chiesa & Serretti, 2012). A Panic Disorder is a chronic and severe anxiety disorder that is defined by the presence of frequent panic attacks and persistent worrying about future panic attacks (Andrisano et al., 2012). Panic disorders have been known to cause impairment in both qualities of life and functioning (Andrisano et al., 2012). It is important to treat individuals that have panic disorders because studies have shown that people who suffer from panic disorders generally get worse over time if proper treatment interventions are not established (Andrisano et al., 2012). Treatments have been found to be effective