Background Paper : Stress Disorders And Mental Illness

Cognitive-Behavioral therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment for a variety of disorder diagnoses. Although pharmacological treatments are the most widely used method of treatment in anxiety disorders in America, research has found that even though patients respond sufficiently to medication treatment initially some are unable

This article begins by discussing the history of mental illness, going as far back as the 1700s. It goes over professionals in the field, the incidence rate, and treatments, all of this from the different time periods throughout the United States. The author also makes a point to acknowledge the different perceptions there were in the past of mental

Soldiers of the American Civil War were overwhelmed by a time where weaponry and technological developments were thriving. This brutal war changed the soldiers, both mentally and physically, and continued to have an impact throughout their entire lives. There were not only many deaths during the war, but also prior to the war as many soldiers took their own life. They would experience disturbing thoughts and events in their mind that could not be explained until they became known as mental illnesses. The exploration of psychological disorders following the Civil War improved medical diagnostic tools and the way patients were treated which transformed the treatment of mental illness by creating new ways of discovering illnesses, treating patients, and developing the foundation for the future of psychology throughout America.

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A couple of researchers at the Anxiety Disorders Research Center in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) examined weaknesses of CBT (Craske et al., 2014). Although CBT has been known for the most effective treatment for social phobia, not all patients show improvements after the treatment. Patients easily drop out during, or at the early stage of the treatment. Even patients who successfully finished the entire session tend to have a hard time continuing to use methods they learned and to maintain low level of anxiety, so the likelihood of reoccurrence exists. Therefore, alternative ways to solve these weaknesses are needed in order to develop the treatment itself and to provide the most matchable treatment method for each patient, according to the article by Craske et al. (2014).

The purpose of this paper is to examine different ways of using CBT in treating anxiety disorder. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the most used approach in treating anxiety and depression. There are different styles of CBT that are used to treat different subtypes of anxieties. However, the main focus of this paper will be about incorporating different intervention programs to CBT to treat Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Throughout history our nation has struggled with the treatment of mental illness. In our early history, mental illness was not seen as something of interest, and as a result, those who had a mental illness were not treated the way they should have been. The advancement of science and medicine has allowed society to start to unfold once seemingly impossible to understand mental disorders, and bringing with it a surge of awareness and motivation to help those in need; but it would not come easy. Through the 1800’s leading up to the turn of the century, state hospitals started to sprout up across the country. One that we will spend our time discussing was the St. Peter’s state hospital in St. Peter Minnesota.We will learn about the hardships experiences

Social anxiety is a prevalent and common disorder amongst society. Social anxiety disorder is expressed as a fear in public and social situations for an individual (Kashdan, Farmer, Adams, Mcknight, Ferssizidis, Nezelf 2013). A person with social anxiety fears that a social appearance, outcome, or situation will lead a to negative response to their surrounding audience (Kashdan, Farmer, Adams, Mcknight, Ferssizidis, Nezelf 2013). However there are numerous treatments for social anxiety. Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most efficacious treatments that a patient may receive (Hambrick, Weeks, Harb, & Heimberg, 2003. Cognitive behavioral therapy has numerous techniques that can be used on patients. The result of using cognitive

For centuries societies have been superstitious and afraid towards mental illness; mainly due to a lack of knowledge. While there were “cures and treatments” for individuals that were deemed insane many were sent to either prisons or asylums. The conditions of these facilities were unsanitary, the physical and sexual abuse was frequent, and the staff was not properly trained to care for patients. Patients were also chained, caged, or restrained to beds in rooms that were often unheated.

Emotional sickness has been a mind boggling point since the development of its known presence. While the meaning of dysfunctional behavior has developed, and been re-imagined for quite a long time, it can be best marked as a mutable, or a regularly changing thought that for all intents and purposes changes the result for treatment. (DeYoung 259) In early developments, up until about the nineteenth century, having an emotional instability was rejected as a man being under an obscure stupor which could bring about those being secured away mental homes forever. The other more radical conclusion had a tendency to be individuals who were rationally unwell were controlled by some kind of wicked compel and the best way to evacuate this underhanded drive was by expulsion or conceivable murder. While human blunder and

Through the course of time, mental illnesses have always been in existence due to varying factors and causes. However, as time has passed, the perceptions and available treatments for mental illnesses have also changed as new technology was developed. By looking at the treatments and perceptions of mental illnesses in the early 20th century, we can learn how to properly treat and diagnose not only mental disorders but also other conditions as well as show us the importance of review boards and controlled clinical trials.

What if I look stupid? What if I embarrass myself? I should better not go.” With that specific cognition, child A’s emotions are worried and anxious. In effect, negative and odd cognitions lead to one’s emotions to become worried and anxious, thus the child is being limited. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy consists of two components, which are cognitive and behavioral therapy. Cognitive therapy emphasizes how one’s negative perceptions and cognitive thinking portrays onto one’s environment. Behavioral therapy accesses one’s behavior and emotion from one’s reaction to anxiety’s triggers (Bubrick, 2017). CBT can be modeled with the help of my Biopsychosocial model for anxiety disorder. Cognitive therapy addresses the psychological factors, specifically perceived control and cognitions (cognitive appraisals and cognitive distortions); in addition to, social environmental factors, specifically stressful situations and peer groups. Behavioral therapy addresses the biological factors, specifically one’s body’s adaptive reaction and response to stressful environment, and “personality type”. Through the practice of CBT, anxiety disorder vulnerabilities will be reduced.

The more we learn about stress, the more we understand how great a role it plays in a wide range of diseases and conditions. Not surprisingly, this is especially true of psychiatric problems such as psychosis, affective illness (a category that includes manic-depression and major depression)and alcoholism (Harkness, Monroe, Simmons, & Thase 1999). Stress is one major factor to a wide range of mental illnesses one being schizophrenia. Many health officials are currently finding ways to reduce stress levels in different individuals. Stress seems to be a harmful trigger for a person suffering with schizophrenia often causing their symptoms to be more prominent during high times of stress. For a patient with schizophrenia different stressors can affect ones psychosis such as divorce of parents, death of a loved one, tests in school, grades, weight, relationships, moving from place to place, or change of therapist. These stressors are all risks for a person in becoming schizophrenic in turn leading them to becoming

One of the major problems of mental health institutions is the abuse that many patients endured due to the historical problem of mental illness as a threat to society. In the case of mental institutions of Europe throughout the Middle Ages to the 18th century, these institutions were meant to house “disruptive individuals” that were

A substantial amount of Canadians experience stress in their lives. In fact, nearly one-quarter of the population over the age of 15 are stressed on a daily basis (Statistics Canada, 2013). Stress can be defined as a mental and emotional state of tension, in which one perceives the environment around them to be strenuous and overwhelming. Although some stress is necessary for survival, it can adversely affect both the physical and mental health. Its detrimental effects include but are not limited to: lack of confidence, concentration, motivation, decision making and increased heartrate, sweating, tension, as well as other physical and psychological problems such as headaches and insomnia (Canadian Mental Health Association, 2015). These health complications strongly emphasize the need for further research in ways to cope with, and reduce stress. Henceforth, the purpose of this paper is to use established research to better understand stress, then propose my own study that would investigate another stress-reduction method.