Symptoms And Types Of Anxiety

Arachnophobia—this is irrational fear is one of the most common in the world. Indeed, this phobia can plague the minds and psyche of just about anyone, regardless of race, gender, or age. In fact, arachnophobia is one of the most copious of the specific phobias and it afflicts people across regardless of their geographical and cultural boundaries, (Graham C.L. Davery 2014). People who suffer from this phobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbor spiders or that has visible signs of their presence, such as webs. If an arachnophobic sees a spider they may not enter the general vicinity until they have overcome the panic attack that is often associated with their phobia (Princeton 2014). Additionally, it is estimated that as

The biological explanation for the acquisition of phobic disorders establishes that phobias are caused by genetics, innate influences and the principles of biochemistry. This theory recognizes that an oversensitive fear response may be inherited, causing abnormal levels of anxiety. This is illustrated in the basis of inheritance, particularly the adrenergic theory that convicts that those who have an acquisition to phobic disorders consequently show high levels of arousal in the automatic nervous system, which leads to increased amounts of adrenaline, thus causing high levels of anxiety.

The classical conditioning model was one of the first theories used to describe phobias. Many years ago, scientists observed that one could willingly elicit a fear response in an animal or human through systematic teaching. For example, if every time a rat is presented with a low buzzing noise, it is electrically shocked, eventually, when it hears the noise alone (with no shock), it will exhibit symptoms of fear. (3) Scientists

Fear. What exactly is it? For me, it’s the twisting in my stomach, the uneasiness that’s starting to rise up from my belly to my throat, the knots slowly forming into a bundle of nerves, and all the anxiety that comes along with it. In this paper, I will be discussing my learning experience with my fear of roller coasters and analyze them with the perspective of learning theories. I will analyze my learning experience(s) with regards to classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning. This is how I learned to be afraid of roller coaster(s).

Furthermore, phobia of spiders is a case where the biopsychosocial approach to understanding anxiety is not helpful, and an example of that is Kate phobia (The Open University, 2016a). The reason is that spider phobia happens because of an environmental learning process about a frightening experience, and an evidence about this is the case study of “little Albert” (McLannahan, 2010, p107). On the other hand, snake phobia is the result of the evolutionary process of human, which is genetically inherited for protecting the survival of human; thus, it has a biological explanation only (McLannahan, 2010, p108). Also, there is evidence from twins’ studies for the genetic predisposition for specific animal phobias (Kendler, et all, 1992, cited in Mclannahan, p 109). Thus, a biopsychosocial approach did not contribute to understanding these specific phobias.

Normal anxiety can almost be viewed as a warning signal. Once the signal is activated, the person is able to deal with whatever may be threatening or harming them. In order to note whether or not the anxiety is ‘normal’ or diagnosable, a social worker should like at the physical resources of the clients, cognitive response and distortions, and their coping strategies. If any of the client’s responses to these questions seem to be exaggerated, it is likely that it is diagnosable anxiety. In addition, those who have anxiety and seem like they have no control over their life will also be likely to have diagnosable anxiety. A lot of anxiety is personal. Having fear of certain things is probably not something that is decided as a collective

The independent variable was the propranolol HCl or placebo and the dependent variable was the reactions and ratings from the subjects due to exposure to a tarantula. The subjects for the experiment were chosen from an initial group of 45 healthy individuals. From this original group, 41 women, aged 18-32, scored high enough on a spider phobia questionnaire (>17) to qualify for the study. The 41 participants were then randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: propranolol HCl (13 participants), pill placebo (14 participants) and another propranolol HCl group to accompany for any possible nonspecific dampening effects brought on by the propranolol HCl. Once the participants were chosen, they were given information on the experiment to read and learn about the study. The first task for the participants was to take the initial spider phobia questionnaire. The questionnaire contained 31 true or false statements and asked participants to rank (on a 0-8 scale) the standard treatment for spider phobia as well as the propranolol HCl treatment. They also took several other tests to measure levels of anxiety and depression: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Anxiety Sensitivity Index and the Beck Depression Inventory. Next, behavioral approach tests (BATs) were used to see how each participant would react behaviorally to

There are three types of anxiety disorders. Panic disorder is a feeling of fear and repeatedly having no warning signs. Palpitations, sweating, shortness of breath, hot flashes and nausea can occur. Panic attacks are so severe some people believe they are having a heart attack. Social anxiety disorder is overwhelming and self- consciousness about everyday social situations and discomfort about being embarrassed, humiliated, rejected or looked down on in social interactions. The third type of anxiety disorder is Generalized anxiety disorder an unrealistic worry and tension. Constant fear will distract us from our daily lives and allows us not to live our life to its full potential. The worries of generalized anxiety disorder focus on everyday

There are six major types of anxiety disorders, each with their own distinct symptoms. They are as follows: generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), phobia, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. All of which have multiple categories that fall underneath each one, and most all are over looked, or played down because they are not physical.

Anxiety disorders are the most common psychological disorders in the United States. It is a type of abnormal behavior characterized by unrealistic and irrational fear. There are four main types of anxiety disorders which are generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). GAD is a disorder that makes a person suffer from experienced fears and worries that are not focused on any specific threat, their anxiety is chronic and lasts about 6 months. Secondly panic disorders are sudden attacks of intense apprehension that cause trembling, dizziness, and difficulty breathing, these panic attacks happen after frightening exercise or prolonged stress. Phobias involve a big fear and avoidance of situations

When I began this assignment, my project’s focal point was “How your mind reacts to fears”. I chose this topic because understanding the neurological and informational point of view on fears was something that fascinated me, but I realized that even though this topic was my fascination it would be most of the audiences lethargy. Therefore with the purpose of finding another topic statement I talked to my peers, my teacher and researched more into all aspects of fear; psychological, physical and also neurological. After coming back empty handed, I decided to concentrate my research more on the psychologic parts of fear and talked to my teacher to figure another statement, “Anxiety in daily life causes fears, which then could lead to phobias”.

For this experiment, Müller el al. (2011) recruited two hundred and twenty students from the University of Basel. The participants were asked to complete the German-language Spider Anxiety Screening (SAS) questionnaire. In the questionnaire, participants rated their fear of four items presented to them on a scale from zero (least disturbing) to six (very disturbing). Results were scored on a scale from zero to twenty-four, with a cut off score being greater than fourteen “for being spider fearful” (Müller, Kull, Wilhelm, & Michael, 2011, p. 180).

Anxiety is a reaction to things that stress you. It is normal to have some anxiety at work, school, or home. It is when anxiety becomes a daily occurrence with no known cause that it is categorized as a disorder. Anxiety, panic, and depression often begin with normal stress that gets out of control.

A biological constraint in learning theory refers to an inherited tendency to learn and create certain relationships, and it has been said that some species are much more readily than others in learning such behaviour. Therefore it involves the factors which make populations resistant to evolutionary change and the animals biological make up. In this paper I will attempt to explain the bases of the original biological approaches to learning in classical conditioning in humans and animals, make comparison between animals and the association of fears

Phobia, the feeling of irrational fear that hunts many people. A phobia is the sensation of extreme fear "when it is not justified by the presence of any real danger or threat, or by any rational cause, and when it is accompanied by a systematic avoidance of the situations that lead to it.” A phobia is activated by a specific stimulus or situation, such walking on a bridge looking down and the feeling of uncontrollable fear or a stimulus such as a bee. When presented with the fear stimulus it will trigger a specific physical reaction or a combination of these reactions, such as a shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling, and trembling. Most people who are suffering from phobias recognize that their fear is irrational and are clueless of what is causing the fear, yet they still try to avoid coming in contact with any fear inducing stimulus because they fear the feeling of irrational fear. There are two studies that scientists had studies on the cause of phobia.  The 1st study, scientists observed that one can be trained to fear a stimulus in an animal or human. A rat hears a low buzzing noise and then it is electrically shocked. This is to train the rat to fear that low buzzing sound. When this process is repeated several times eventually, when it hears the noise without the electrical shock it will still exhibit symptoms of fear because in their mind that low buzzing sound means danger and pain is coming.