Health Professional Jerry Kennard Summary

Though most people might believe that mental disorders are rare, it is actually common, and nearly 42.5 million of American adults in the United States suffer from it. A common diagnosed mental disorder are anxiety disorders. A specific type of the anxieties is social anxiety. Social anxiety is a type of specific phobia that a person has an excessive fear of social situations. A common form would be public speaking. This type of disorder has the intense nervousness and self-consciousness when being watched, and fears the feeling of being criticized. Though social anxiety is more of an internal illness, physical symptoms are shown. The physical symptoms include sweating, shaking, muscle tension, upset stomach, and excessive heart pounding. Without treatment, this type of feeling builds the fear of that individuals by distorting their thinking of false beliefs about the social situations. The negative and fearful thoughts prevail the individual’s normal daily routine, and this can lead into more fearful social situation.

The event that stood out the most to me during my clinical experience this month was when my assigned patient and her family began asking questions about the care the patient was receiving and other non-medical related questions.

Mannerisms: When I get stressed, I put my fingertips together and do my breathing exercises to avoid another panic attack. They are pretty common.

What if I were to tell you that most, if not all, the popular medical knowledge you adhere to in your daily life are either false or greatly exaggerated? What if I were to tell you that you would be better off ignoring most popular researching findings? This is exactly what Dr. John Ioannidis proposes in David H. Freedman article “Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science”.

People commonly feel anxious when faced with everyday problems such as, work, school, health, and families. People suffering from Anxiety Disorders experience anxiousness due to worries and fears, however, their symptoms last longer and gets worse over time. According to Mclnnis-Dittrich (2014), older adults exhibit many anxious behaviors, due to physical illness, financial worries, and loneliness from a death of a spouse or missing older children. “Anxiety disorders (panic disorder/agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, and specific phobias) are the most common mental illnesses” (Bandelow et al., 2014, p.473). Common signs and symptoms of of Anxiety Disorder are fatigue, headaches, trembling limbs, insomnia, heart palpitations, hyperventilation, dizziness, and excessive sweating. These symptoms will persist from more than 6 months but it is hard to diagnosis in older adults due to other common medical problems.

Holt, Hardy and Bouras(2011) suggest that restlessness, confusion, screaming, and self-injurious behaviour are signs of anxiety and anxiety is a form of

I sat in the office nodding. The therapist went down the list of signs of a panic disorder and those of an anxiety disorder. With each question I gave a nod in response, not a “yes”, not even a “yeah”, just a nod.“Have you ever experienced a rapid heartbeat, faintness of breath associated with these experiences?” I nodded. “Have you ever experienced sweating, numbness, shaking in this context” she asked. I nodded. A few minutes later, several question and several nods had brought her to a

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Dr. David Stone has recently begun seeing his client Alli. Alli began seeing Dr. Stone 4 sessions prior, and in their most recent session brought up her discomfort of being in the room. She felt that she would enjoy therapy more if they could go to the park or go take a walk and have therapy. Dr. Stone decides to talk to his supervisor before replying to her. His supervisor tells him that as long as the park is private and that she is aware that her right to confidentiality could be lost if people overhear, then there is no real issue. Dr. Stone decides to tell Alli that they can go to the park. During the next session, they discuss why Alli wants to go to the park and she discusses more that she feels cramped and anxious in the room. She complains

This Paper Will Discuss Anxiety Disorders. What is Anxiety Disorders? How to Diagnose Anxiety Disorders. How to treat Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety Disorders risk factors. Signs and symptoms of Anxiety Disorders. And the history of Anxiety Disorders. There are many types of anxiety disorders that include panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, Post-Traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder. Anxie-ty is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious, or nervous, when faced with a problem or making an important decision. I choose this topic because one it was a very appealing topic for me; the second reason I choose this topic is because I suffer from an anxiety disorder, as well as a skin picking disorder called Excoriation disorder or com-pulsive skin picking, which I will also discuss because I believe it fits under the anxiety disorder and OCD umbrella.

Anxiety is not endearing. For instance, I shake horribly when it is my turn to order food, knock on a door, or raise my hand for the fear of being incorrect. Regardless of how sweaty my palms become I try to find the words to state, but I find myself in silence. It is not cute when a person cannot perform a straightforward task because he or she finds it too difficult to do so.

I don’t feel as though it’s an anxiety thing, I think it’s more of an observation thing. I tent to watch what people do say and how they act more than anything else. When there is a conversation that I am apart of I most frequently take a step back and look at the different personalities in the conversations. How is trying to dominate the convo is the first thing I look at, next is who is trying to relay a relevant piece to the topic but keeps getting talked over, and how they react to this. Then I take a look at the ones who don’t say anything. I find that these folks stay out of the conversation but have some of the best

Anxiety is something that everyone has experienced at least once in their lifetime. For example, people feel anxious when they’re waiting for something, or when they’re worried for someone, but there is a big difference between having “anxiety” and suffering from an anxiety disorder. Nowadays people tend to consider anxiety a normal condition that everyone is eventually going to experience during their life. However, it’s important to understand that anxiety is a serious mental disorder and needs to be treated like one. The first step to understanding if someone is suffering from an anxiety disorder is identifying what kind of disorder the person suffers from. There are many different kinds of anxiety disorders that can affect a person’s life in a very negative way. The most common types of anxiety disorders are panic attacks, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. People affected by panic attacks usually feel terrified and scared for no reason and with no warning. The symptoms of this condition include sweating, chest pain, palpitations, and dizziness. Social anxiety disorders are also called Social Phobias. They include symptoms such as overwhelming worry and a feeling of self-consciousness about everyday situations and being around people. Individuals with this condition often worry in an excessive way about other’s opinions. Their fear of being judged prevents them from doing many of the things that we would consider pretty normal on a daily basis. Generalized anxiety

I did not think the quizzes closed until 11PM… It was not my intention to not do the quiz, I am not that type of student.

In the novel Dr. Meredith Blitzmeyer provides a traditional fantasy figure of a scientist. The doctor was very optimistic, passionate, and a little all over the place. She had traveled many places and had seen very many things. She loves spending time doing science. She has very high tech weapons which she has made because of her interest in science. In the quote “Your anomalous energy enhancer” (Stevenson 215) Lord Ballister Blackheart asks Dr. Meredith Blitzmeyer if he could use her weapon which she created by doing science. Dr. Meredith Blitzmeyer is a traditional fantasy figure because she is very interested in science which is one of the main characteristics for fantasy.