Substance / Medication Induced Anxiety Disorder

Research findings suggest that there is comorbidity between substance abuse and anxiety disorder. In the case of Laura, her abuse of alcohol, psychotic drugs and caffeine was triggered by anxiety as well as suppressed grief related to the untimely death of her father. The early and unexpected death of her father and fear that it would impact her work performance led to

Adolescence is a difficult time period in a young person’s transition into their later stage of both physical and mental development. Mood disorders are often overlooked during this time for the brain becoming more developed; however among children, anxiety disorders seem to be the most common disorders to be experienced (Nelson; Israel, pg 112). Barlow (2002) defines anxiety as a future-oriented emotion that is characterized by the inability to be in control and predict future events that can be potentially dangerous to the individual. Anxiety shares commonalities with fear, but the difference between the two being that fear is the initial response made from a present threat, where anxiety is due to a unknown future event. A common

Cecelia has been married to Hector for almost forty years. She came to this country illegally almost twenty years ago and has since been granted legal status as a Resident. Cecelia has been a work-at-home mom and enjoys taking care of her family and home. Cecelia does not know how to drive and does not speak English. Her inability to speak English has hindered her, and she must depend on her family when she has to interact with the English speaking community. Her limited cognition of English has also impacted her participation in her children’s schooling. While Cecelia’s nuclear family are in the USA her extended family all live in Mexico, recently her nephew Roberto also came to the USA, though illegally. Cecelia’s husband will not allow her to apply for food stamps and she is worried about how to feed everyone. She is able to get extra

Also, their low levels of education are another barrier they face, and they feel as if they won’t understand the procedures they have to take to get services. (Bauer et al. 2000; Bell and Naugle 2005; Fugate et al. 2005; Lewis et al. 2005; Strube 1988 as cited in Mookerjee, Fernandez, & Chin, 2015). Some cultural issues that also have to do with the barriers they face is family dignity. (Mookerjee, Fernandez, & Chin, 2015). Latinos have dignity and do not like asking for help. They believe they can fix their own situations with no professional help needed. But it also relates to fears they face as well. One of them is the fear of being deported, the language barrier, and worsening the situation. (Klevens 2007 as cited in Mookerjee, Fernandez, & Chin, 2015). Fear of deportation is always a concern when Latinos have to deal with professional people or help. Although, some Latinos are willing to seek help the language difference prevents them from actually doing it, because they may think it’s a waste of time if they will not be able to understand, and also if there isn’t much availability for bilingual providers as well. (Callejas et

Substance/Medication-Induced Anxiety Disorder is one of many substance-induced disorders that mimics a medical or psychological disorder. The main features of substance/medication-induced anxiety disorder are symptoms of panic or anxiety. Panic or anxiety can occur in due being intoxication with substances such as alcohol, caffeine, and cannabis. Also panic or anxiety can occur in due to the withdrawal from alcohol, opioids, and sedatives. Psychological disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, are high in comorbidity with substance use disorders. many individuals with mood disorders turn to substance use to relieve their depressive moods or numb their feelings. It is said that depression is a gateway to substance use.

Ataque De Nervios is an example of cultural bound syndrome among the Hispanics. Illustratively, the disorder is characterized by crying hysterically, rickety, out of control shouting, physical and verbal violence, and an extreme high temperature in the chest. Ostensibly, the disorder is said to be as result of attacks by evil spirits and demonic visitations. In essence, the symptoms are associated with stressful events such as the death of a loved one, a traumatic experience involving a loved one, divorce, or separation of in a marriage union. In this regard, this syndrome is only unique among the Hispanics, in other regions it may be viewed as a normal way of venting out anger.

The article “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” by Judith Ortiz Cofer is about the hardships that Latin women have to go through due to many stereotypes portrayed by the media. Cofer starts out be reliving an experience with a drunk man who re-enacted “Maria” from West Side Story and even though she was aggravated, she tried to keep her cool even though everyone around her was laughing and applauding. She states that growing up in New Jersey, she suffered from “cultural schizophrenia” which meant she had to kept true to her heritage while her friends got to act and dress the way they wanted. Cofer continues by explaining some of the stereotypes, such as the “hot tamale”, that she had to put up with and how men

In the narrative, "Twice a Minority," Maria Jimenez is able to illustrate her story as a double minority, a person who is a minority in two different aspects. First, Jimenez is a minority in the fact that she is an immigrant from Mexico who could be seen primarily as Mexican stereotypes by a majority. Jimenez is not just one minority however, as she is also a minority because she is a woman. Because she is both an immigrant and a woman, she is seen as different when compared to other immigrants or other women mainly because she is both of those. This could have made her transition into United States culture more difficult as she has two stereotypes to break away from instead of just one. Maria Jimenez is twice a minority because of her immigrant

Alleged disability: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, lower and upper back pain, and neck pain.

Vanessa Torres is a 26-year-old, Hispanic female who was referred by Doctor Nick Savith for a psychological evaluation to identify her current emotional status. According to Doctor Savith, Vanessa suffered from a panic attack. The client has no history of psychological illnesses, nor has she ever experienced

From the interview I realize that this woman’s life was filled with economic and political discrimination and oppression. When she was in Mexico she was being forced to marry a drug lord because her family was poor and in her town women needed to be submissive to men. She was being oppressed for being a women where she could only be a housewife and nothing more than

As an example, individuals suffering from an anxiety disorder may start using a substance (eg. alcohol or drugs) in an effort to decrease their distress. These substances produce positive, rewarding short-term effects to the individual (Stewart & Conrod, 2008). However, this has negative long-term effects and can result in alcohol dependence. Hall and colleagues (2009) found that people with comorbid generalized anxiety disorder and substance use disorder had higher rates of alcohol and drug use in order to relieve symptoms of their anxiety, compared to those with only generalized anxiety disorder. In further support of this pathway, research has shown that 75% of the time an anxiety disorder is present in an individual before a substance use disorder develops (Smith & Book, 2008). However, Kushner, Krueger, Frye, and Peterson (2008) note that this does not demonstrate the anxiety disorder caused the comorbid substance use disorder in these 75% of cases, nor that the substance use disorder caused the anxiety disorder in the remaining 25%; it is merely a

Jane had not drunk alcohol for 18 months as she felt this caused her anxiety and made her unable to control the panic attacks. Jane stated she feared that if any of these substances got on her hands and then into her mouth she would have a panic attack and faint. These beliefs increased Jane’s anxiety when Jane was exposed to any environment where these substances were present. This unfortunately was most of the time, Jane stated that every time she saw any of these substances consumed or even placed near her, she became anxious and had to wash her hands and any surrounding items which she may come into contact with again.

Women are one of the most groups being discriminated against today. They try very hard to fit in and be successful in their careers. Discrimination against women is found in many workplaces. Some managers try to fix this problem, but others just ignore it. Companies that pretend that gender discrimination doesn’t exist are usually the ones that get sued for it more often. Other companies try to avoid law suits by dealing with gender discrimination and resolving conflicts before it gets to the law suits.

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