Non-Pathological Anxiety

PARKINSONS DISEASE PATIENTS AND TARGETED THERAPEUTICS INTRODUCTION Dopamine agonists, pharmaceutical drugs utilized to treat motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease have recently revealed to be strongly associated with the development of adverse pathological impulsive compulsive disorders (ICD) in Parkinson’s disease patients. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder linked with the loss of dopamine in the substantia nigra within the midbrain. Dopamine is a salient chemical neurotransmitter

Public Health Issue Statement Anxiety is a very under estimated Public Health Issue that effects millions of people. How can society become more aware of what Anxiety is? According to Peter Crosta (2009) anxiety is defined as, “a general term for several disorders that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worrying” (Anxiety: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments, para. 1). The society people live in are accepting anxiety and the affects it has on individuals, letting this mental illness run their

people are experiencing anxiety. Anxiety most often presents as a vague, uneasy feeling of disquiet or discomfort. (Unbound Medicine, 2014) Individuals’ reactions and tolerance to anxiety may vary from different cultures. In fact, anxiety does not only indicate a mood but also a kind of mental disorder. When individual is able to cope with it, anxiety can be considered as a normal emotion. However, long-term suffering or without controlling can make anxiety achieve a pathological degree. (Unbound Medicine

above, but rather a mixed group with different subtypes that share certain characteristics. Both biological and psychological factors play a role in compulsive gambling. Pathological gambling is a chronic and progressive condition that disrupts the life of the individual and those close to him. Not only is pathological gambling associated with financial problems due to the large amounts of money spent on the activity or the loss of a job, but this disorder increases the likelihood of other emotional

The main difference between the classes is the degree to which the therapy works toward primarily cognitive or behavioral change.19 In conclusion cognitive behavior therapy is focused on identifying and modifying negative thoughts and pathological schemas. Cognitive behavioral therapy was developed as a reaction against spread of others therapies at the time: psychoanalytic and humanistic methods. It adopt boulder model; the Scientist-Practitioner Model, in which clinical research and practice

a form of recreation in many cultures around the world. “Gambling can be defined as placing something of value at risk in the hopes of gaining something of greater value” (Potenza, 2008). Pathological gambling affects approximately between 0.1 percent and 2 percent of the population (Petry, 2016). Pathological gambling is listed in the DSM-5 chapter entitled “Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders”. However, it differs from substance use disorders because those involve the brain experiencing

and acts.” (Parekh). In most cases, depression is accompanied with a type of anxiety disorder such as as generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety (Facts). The cause of them occurring at the same time is unknown, but scientists believe that it is caused by a malfunction of brain chemistry. Generalized anxiety, the leading mental illness that affects over 40 million

patients feel that they can not control their own lives. They think that having a body control is the most important problem in their life. Individual standarts are also very high in these people and they generally have perfectionist personality. Pathological perfectionists have limited social relationships. Their relaionship can also be described as a dependent relationship. Eating disorder patients prefer to ignore their problems instead of solving

Jay Lewis Benzodiazepines and Their Effect on GABAA Receptors There are a plethora of neurotransmitters in our brains associated with their specific receptors along post-synaptic terminals that allow for proper function of brain activity. GABA receptors are a category, amongst many categories, of such receptors that play a major role in the ability of our brains to regulate physiological functions and cognitive stability. Specifically, GABAA receptors play an important role in rapid inhibition of

or, in some cases, as a substitute or sine qua non.” (Burton, N) Pain can be used to encourage sexual arousal, while the simulation of sadism can be a form to express an emotional attachment. Sadomasochistic activities are, “Often initiated at the request of, and for the benefit of, the masochist, who often directs activities through subtle emotional cues.” (Burton, N) I do not believe that sadism and masochism can truly be considered pathological as the morbidity of the acts are the root of sadomasochism