Everyone has a point in their life when they feel anxious or nervous. First day of a job, driving on the interstate, or even meeting new people can cause sweaty hands, shakiness, and heart pounding. These are all signs can lead to the diagnosis of anxiety. For some people the anxiety can help them focus on a task, but for others it can interfere with the work set before them. If it were at a point of no control then he or she may be suffering from a type of mental disorder more commonly known as an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are not just nerves, a person cannot overcome it on his or her own. If possible the person would completely avoid the sources of anxiety at all cost and not face it on his or her own (“Phobias”). This is called …show more content…
For example agoraphobia is being afraid in public place where he or she cannot find an escape or have assistance. This can cause them to experience a panic attack and not able to function properly. This disease is more common in poor people rather than wealthy people, as well as it can occur more with women than men. People with agoraphobia avoid crowded areas, airplanes, bus stations, and more. It is as if they are becoming prisoners in their own home. There are different types of treatments for people with specific phobias such as systematic desensitization, flooding, and modeling. All these different approaches are generalized as exposure treatments. The best way to treat clients with agoraphobia is through the exposure treatments. It can cause some relief and less anxiety, but also if they join in support groups or self-help programs the more likely they are to succeed. The encouragement for someone who also suffers from the same anxiety disorder is more helpful and motivates both of them more (Comer …show more content…
Often people experience panic attacks sometimes it can be one or two in a lifetime or it can be repeatedly suffering from a panic disorder. Panic attacks have “at least four of the following symptoms of panic: palpitations of the heart, tingling in the hands or feet, shortness of breath, sweating, hot and cold flashes, trembling, chest pains, choking sensations, faintness, dizziness, and a feeling of unreality (Comer 157).” There are two different perspectives for panic disorders, the biological perspective and the cognitive perspective. The biological perspective is linked to antidepressant drugs that carry into the activities of the norepinephrine in one’s brain. The cognitive perspective is when a biological factor is only a part of the reason why people have panic attacks. People with panic disorders are not able to function regularly. They need some type of help and guidance to help them perform day-to-day activities. Therapy sessions both biological and cognitive allow the chance to help improve the patient’s misinterpretations of their bodies’ reaction. In excess to help stop the frequent panic attacks, and allow the patients to live a regular
Specific phobia, also known as simple phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by persistent and unreasonable fear of something or fear of a situation, wherein such fear is not proportionate to the danger or risk of that thing or situation that a person has the fear of. The five sub-type of specific phobia are the animal, natural environment, blood injection injury, situational and others. The most common specific phobia is the animal phobia. Examples of this animal phobia include fear of dogs, snakes, insects or mice. To prevent over diagnosis of specific phobia, DSM 5 have made several changes based on the over assessment of danger or erratic fear. To be considered as one of the specific phobias, it should meet the requirements
A phobia is an extreme or irrational fear of something. Many phobias are in relation to one another. As people, we must realize that phobias cannot be fixed by ourselves. In order to help individuals that we may encounter, we must completely understand phobias. We cannot judge them for something they cannot help. To help an individual feel more at ease it is our job to know the causes, effects, impacts, and treatments of their phobia. This would help to completely understand the phobia and in the end, help us all to support each
Anxiety is defined as the body’s natural response to danger, an automatic alarm that goes off when you feel threatened, under pressure, or are facing a stressful situation. A little bit of anxiety can actually help a person stay attentive and on track. If we did not feel a certain level of pressure at a job or school, then perhaps we wouldn’t care about it as much. We might slack or leave a few loose ends that may cause us to fall behind. A little bit is actually beneficial, but unfortunately there are people who have to deal with anxiety as part of a mental illness or disorder. There are different types of anxiety which include: general anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and social phobia.
This specific phobia can lead to the person experience of an intense fear when not being able to break out of a populated area (Barlow & Mavissakalian, pp 4). This causes people having to evade open and heavily crowed environments with little possibilities to exit over their massive fear of going through a panic attack. Therefore, today there are signs in many rides at themed parks that warn people of the closed areas. This specific category of phobias causes the person to fear traveling on bus or even waiting in a line. This phobia can also lead to being dependent of someone because they are too afraid to go outside of their homes. Barlow & Mavissakalian (1981 pp 4-5), implicated that the clinical picture painted is consistent and consists or fears of going out to public places and open and crowded places, fears of walking alone or using any means or public transportation, and fears of being alone at home. Agoraphobia is the most disabling of all phobias and usually begins in early adolescence.
To a normal human, one might think that they can experience anxiety any day. An example is that some people think watching someone scale a building, or someone walk on a tightrope across two high buildings gives them anxiety. Although this is somewhat true, true anxiety is completely different. Anxiety is a serious mental illness that some people unfortunately suffer from. “Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the US” (“Facts & Statistics”) . People who have anxiety disorder are constantly worrying or stressful from normal everyday events. These patients have troubles operating in day to day operations, such as driving. There are different types of anxiety disorders including phobias,
The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines anxiety as “a nervous disorder marked by a feeling of uneasiness”. An anxiety disorder involves an excessive or inappropriate state of arousal characterized by feelings of apprehension, uncertainty, or fear. There are seven common types of anxiety disorders. They include generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder,
Agoraphobia is anxiety about being in (or anticipating) situations that might be difficult or in which help may not be available in the event of having a panic attack. The individual might feel like the situation is unsafe and that is when the panic sets in. These symptoms must be present for at least six months. The DSM states that this must occur in at least two of these places: 1) public transportation 2) being in open spaces 3) being in enclosed spaces 4) standing in line or in a crowd or 5) being outside the home alone. Agoraphobia can be diagnosed with or without panic disorder. (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
The article Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Imipramine, or Their Combination for Panic Disorder, evaluates the effect that drug and psychosocial therapies have on panic disorders. Furthermore, the authors also evaluate whether a particular treatment is more effective than another, a combination of treatments, or whether one treatment outdoes another. Patients who are afflicted with panic disorders have a reduction in lifestyle and lowered role functioning when compared to individuals who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, or arthritis. Researchers found that treating individuals with a panic disorder, led to a better lifestyle. However, medicine also found that treating patients with imipramine led fewer symptom manifestations. The authors of the article conducted trials in which they compared cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), imipramine with medical management, combination of CBT and imipramine, pill placebo with medical management, and CBT with placebo for for panic disorder. Researchers found that CBT alone and imipramine alone yielded greater results than the placebo for PD. Imipramine yielded a greater quality of response, however, CBT had greater
In this paper I will be describing phobias and fear, but more specifically coulrophobia (the fear of clowns) and Monophobia (the fear of being alone). I also will describe possible causes of phobias, the history of phobias, how fear is helpful in small amounts, what fear does to someone and how to defeat it. Fear is present in all people but some more than others and I would like to know why. The definition of a phobia is “an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something”. Phobias are never simple and often do not have a simple answers or cures, but there are ways of dealing with phobias. There are some treatments that can help you get over your fears. Phobias are not easy to get into without getting into very
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.
Of the many disorders presented in chapter 15, I find phobias the most interesting. Phobias are more than just a strong fear or dislike. A specific phobia is diagnosed when there is an uncontrollable, irrational, intense desire to avoid some object or situation. There are numerous types of phobias. A few common phobias are; agoraphobia, which is the avoidance of situations in which one will fear having a panic attack, especially a situation in which it is difficult to get help, and from which it difficult to escape. Social phobia, which refers to an intense fear of being watched and judged by others. It is visible as a fear of public appearances in which embarrassment or humiliation is possible, such as public speaking, eating, or performing.
"Panic attacks are a serious health problem in the U.S. At least 20% of adult Americans, or about 60 million people, will suffer from panic attacks at some point in their lives. About 1.7% of adult Americans, or about 3 million people, will have full-blown panic disorder at some time in their lives, twice as often for women than men. The peak age at which people have their first panic attack (onset) is 15-19 years" (Panic Attacks, 2012). Another fact about panic is that this symptom is noticeably different from other kinds of anxiety; panic attacks are so very abrupt and frequently unexpected, appear to be unprovoked, and are frequently disabling This paper will look at what a panic attack is, what causes them, how they can be prevented and what can be done to treat them.
Anxiety is a disorder in which an individual suffers from the inability to see past their immediate moment, without the fear of the unknown waiting for them. Scientifically speaking, anxiety is brought upon an individual by a chemical imbalance, which is explained by a neural pathway being blocked or disrupted, causing “emotional pain and irrational conclusions” (Richards, 2016). The broad term of anxiety cannot begin to scratch the surface of the disorder, however, it can be broken down into three main types: “general, panic, and social” (“Anxiety Disorders”, 2013). Whether they are conditioned to be anxious, traumatized as a child, or have severe social dysfunction,
Most humans have experienced the effects of anxiety. Whether preparing for a test, having problems at home, or even having a stressful situation at work. However, for most people, the feeling of anxiousness fades away and they are able to continue on with life. When an individual is suffering from an anxiety disorder, the feeling of anxiety looms, clouding their ability to continue with everyday tasks with the possibility of the feeling worsening. There are several different types of anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder. Generalized anxiety disorders refers to the unrelenting feeling of anxiety that can persist over a long period of time. A few symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder includes sleep problems, becoming fatigued easily, feeling “on edge”, and irritability. Individuals with a panic disorder experience the recurrence of panic attacks. Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear that may include palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate; sweating; trembling or shaking; sensations of shortness of breath, smothering, or choking; and feeling of impending doom. ("Anxiety Disorders", 2016). Some symptoms of a panic disorder are unexpected and repeating episodes of fear, worrying about having another or worrying about the next attack, feeling out of control during episodes. When it comes to having a
Everyone in their life time experiences some sort of anxiety. It is that feeling that you get when you are about to take a test or doing a presentation in front of students. But some people, like me, have something worse than just the anxious feeling you get, something called anxiety disorder. It becomes a disorder when that anxious feeling happens frequently and makes you feel uneasy and different