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Anxiety disorder , unspecified (ICD-10-F41.9) – This condition is manifested by excessive worry and fear than lasts for more than six months. Some of the symptoms include irritability, sleeplessness, fatigue, muscle tension and shortness of breath (Bystritsky et al., 2013).

She presented with anxiety, academic concern, and depressed mood. She reported that she has a habit of avoiding things that increases anxiety. She noted that her strategy in avoiding anxiety provoking situations also makes her feel stuck. She reported that she can be self-critical that it is difficult for her to motivate herself. She reported that she has been missing her classes in an attempt to avoid a stressful situation.

Prior to Mr. Smith’s diagnosis, Mrs. Smith worked outside of the home on a part-time basis. Her income was set aside to fund Junior’s college education. Mrs. Smith concentrated on maintaining harmony within the home and was a calm, stable influence in Mr. Smith and Junior’s lives. Since Mr. Smith’s diagnosis, Mrs. Smith has started working full time. The stress created by Mr. Smith’s diagnosis and care needs, concern over Junior’s well-being, full time employment, and financial concerns have caused Mrs. Smith to experience generalized anxiety disorder with panic attack specifier as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM, 2013).

While reading over the introduction to the DSM-5 I was impressed. I have never looked at any DSM or really any mental health disorders thus far in my studies. I was mostly impressed with the strive to continue making the DSM more useful and understanding. Some things that are in the introduction to the DSM-5 that caught my attention was that the Task Force was very involved in trying to find a balance between the different disorders without confusing them together (p. 5). Another point that I found important was that the overall goal for the DSM-5 was “the degree to which two clinicians could independently arrive at the same diagnosis for a given patient” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 7). This is a strong reasoning to improve the DSM and I am actually stocked that it took this long to change things because Robert Spritzer (a psychiatrist of the twentieth century who became have a strong part in developing the DSM-III and the DSM-IIIR), back in 1974 noticed the central issue being the problem of diagnosis and psychiatrists not being able to agree on the same disorders (Spiegel, 2005).

To experience any form of anxiety, such as interviews, a drive in traffic, or even a first date is a natural- human experience. For instance, one begins to undergo a feeling of failure regarding specific class. Nevertheless, sometimes, the emotion, keeps us motivated and school work-orientated. Yet, now and then, anxiety can take a hold on one when intense fear and distress becomes too overwhelming; it can prevent one from doing everyday thing. As a result, anxiety disorder can be the cause (B. T. Anxiety Disorders, 2016). According to National Alliance of Mental Illness, known as NAMI (2016), anxiety disorders are a common mental health concern in the United States. Roughly, forty million adults in the United States, and eight percent of children and teenagers face some sort of a negative impact of an anxiety disorder. Consequently, people develop symptoms of anxiety disorder before the age twenty-one.

As a Year 12 student in today’s society, anxiety disorders are notably problematic and an increasing issue. Anxiety is a crippling feeling of apprehensiveness and powerlessness; sometimes there is a sense of impending danger. Anxiety can interfere with an individual’s ability to carry out or take pleasure in certain aspects of their life. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorder in Australia.

One common type of anxiety is Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Generalized Anxiety Disorder causes the victim to experience continuous, excessive, and unrealistic worry and distress about day-to-day tasks.

Jackie’s parents did not have the prior knowledge of the behavior and often saw it as a form of acting out. Eventually, her parents are informed that it is Generalized Anxiety Disorder by a white coat, and the website of the ADAA (Anxiety & Depression Association of America) informs that “when their anxiety level is mild, people with GAD can function socially… Although they may avoid some situations because they have the disorder, some people can have difficulty carrying out the simplest daily activities when their anxiety is severe”. Jackie showed that she is strong and capable of handling the disorder. Jackie’s tendencies of waking up multiple times in the night to make sure the doors are locked, lights are off, and the A/C is on an exact temperature are considered normal at home. Jackie has learned to control and calm herself down when she is subjected to a panic attack and practices her breathing exercises daily. Her mother usually ignores the anxious behavior and treats her normally instead of having every little thing said to her sugarcoated. This drastically helped Jackie with handling stressful situations outside of her home, but still faces awful occurrences. There is still hope Jackie will be able to change and the shackles of worry will release her before she leaves to build her own

“Anxiety is the signal of danger which mobilizes the human organism’s resources at all levels of functioning in the interests of conservation, defense, and self- preservation.” (Anxiety 1) If a person suffers from anxiety there is a major loss of control and then an attempt to regain that control because of a fear that they have. Anxiety disorders are one of the most frequently occurring mental disorders in the United States. However, anxiety disorders are not only found in the United States. They are found throughout the world. They just happen to be most predominating in the United States. In this paper, I will be discussing the generalized anxiety disorder and how if effects society today.

Allison has experienced a few panic attacks in her life, but has not had a panic attack in more than two years. But she still carries Xanax with her everywhere she goes, just in case she needs it. Ever since she was 7 years old, she has worried about random issues. Allison remembers walking through her house at 7 years old, checking on all of the appliances to make sure that they were all unplugged before everyone fell asleep in fear that a fire would break out and burn the house down. Allison was also worried as a 3rd grader about her mother dying any day from cancer, since her mother was a smoker. When Allison was 16, she had great difficulty with learning how to drive in fear that she would be involved in a car accident. Indeed, Allison was involved in 2 car accidents, none of which were her fault.

Several research studies have hypothesised that hyperthermia significantly potentiates the effects of radiation therapy on tumors. However, some scholars argue that radiation therapy and hyperthermia works independently during the management of tumors. The primary goal of hyperthermia in colorectal cancer management is to produce temperatures that range above 41-42 degrees centigrade. Temperatures above these levels have been seen to have a direct cytotoxic effect on tumor cells, as well as healthy cells. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy can be described as a highly concentrated and heated chemotherapy management, which is directly administered to into the abdomen during surgical procedures. Unlike the conventional chemotherapy administration

Throughout many generations, people have and still suffer with discrimination, which is led by other people’s close mindedness. On a daily basis, people taunt others for their own joy and their victims suffer with the things they cannot control such as race. This leads them to feel like they are declined from society. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the author illustrates to the readers how close minded people can lead to a corruption of society.

Hanna was referred by her GP, because she has been experiencing some anxiety difficulties. Client reports that she began to have anxiety five or six years ago. Reportedly, she recently moved out of her parents’ home and this may have caused the anxiety to escalate. This is the first time client has moved away from her parents.

Global Warming is the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth 's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. These pollutants are produced by factories, cars, and even people and animals. Global Warming is a major concern because it affects all life forms and is changing the earth entirely. As the problem continues to grow, individuals must do their part to help prevent it.

Jessica is a twenty-eight-year-old married female who works at a large hospital. She has high expectations for herself because she has graduated with honors at both college and medical school. For the past few weeks, she has been feeling tired and unhappy. She has had a demanding and high stressful job at a large hospital for two years. She feels that she is unable to perform well at her job and has trouble concentrating at work and at home. She is uninterested in her usual activities and has many negative thoughts that keep her awake at night. Two diagnoses that best fit this case study are Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.