...Anxiety disorders are the most common for mental illness. Anxiety disorders have many different factors that can affect people genetically, personality, or even life events. Women have higher prevalence rates of anxiety disorder. Once a teen girl hits 10 years of age, she will reach puberty. As for males, they reach puberty around the age of 12. According to Anxiety and Depression Association of America, (2010) “Differences in brain chemistry may account for at least part of these differences. The brain system involved in the fight-or-flight response is activated more readily in women and stays activated longer than men, partly as a result of the action of estrogen and progesterone.” Women are more likely to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder...
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...One contributing factor to an interruption of men interrupting women is social anxiety in oppressed gender. In this article, there were two predictions made for this specific study (Natale, Entin, Jaffe, 1979). The first prediction is interruptive behavior is not related to speech anxiety, however it is more related to the confidence of the speaker. The second prediction is interruptive behavior is not related to social anxiety, meaning people are scared of negative feedback. There were seventy-two participants from Ohio University who volunteered for their involvement with this study. The participants age anywhere between 18 and 20. Each participant was paired with another participant, there were 12 male, 12 female, and 12 mixed sex. It was...
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...How can a small mental illness such as stress, depression, and anxiety affect your unborn child? Stress depression and anxiety during pregnancy can greatly affect how the child develops cognitively and can increase their chances of mental illnesses later on in life. The average women in 2015 reported a stress level of 5.3 out of 10.(apa 2015)18.1% of adults 18 and older in the United States are suffering from anxiety. 8.2% of adults in the US are suffering from either major depressive disorder or persistent depressive disorder.(adaa facts and stats) If a mother is in the top 15% in the population for depression and anxiety symptoms, the risk of the child having behavioral and emotional problems doubles.(Glover 2015). It is becoming apparent that research is showing patterns between the infant in the womb/after birth and stress, anxiety, and depression....
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...Introduction Depression and anxiety on college campuses have risen to epidemic proportions. There are a variety of suspected causes for the alarming trend, which is supported by numerous studies, College years have long been a time of psychological stresses. As academic pressures rise and fall, so do anxiety levels. Roommate and relationship problems, homesickness, and adjustment to college life create a lot of stress among adolescents. Adolescents face significant stress when they enter colleges because of developmental issues, societal pressures on them to perform well and hosts of psychological issues like identity formation and confusion, career and relationship issues, being on your own in a new environment, changes in family relations,...
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...death worldwide. Heart catheterizations, stent insertions, valve replacements, and coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) are types of surgical interventions used to repair heart damage. Today, cardiac surgery is a common event, but for the person undergoing the procedure, depression and anxiety can play a large role in the recovery process. When the patient learns he must have heart surgery, many feelings and emotions come...
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...the fact of infertility contributes to a negative emotional state, on the other hand, a destructive psycho-emotional state leads to physical problems and infertility. The ability not to have baby in the family is one of the most serious chronic stressful situations for spouses. Depression and infertility are companions. The impact of psychological state due to infertility treatment result is recognized by almost all researchers. Depression due to infertility are not only harmful to psycho-emotional state of couple, but also is very dangerous to physical ability to have children. P. P. Verbovyi, Comparative Evaluation of Psycho-emotion State of Married Couple. In this article the author dives comparative description of the depression in women and men due to infertility. The clinical and psychopathological observation and examination of 90 couple who suffers infertility problems show that the most severe syndromes of depression is in couple who suffers infertility problem from 1 to 5 years. The severity of syndromes goes down from 6 to 10 years, and again up from 11 to 15 years. Purpose of this work was to establish of psycho-emotional condition of infertile men and their wives, taking into account the experience of infertility. Among men...
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...the way he/she was raised, all people will uniquely experience the dying process. It is hard to quantify death because of this. First, we need to begin with definition of a critical word. Death anxiety is one found in almost every text describing the dying process. According to the Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, death anxiety refers to the “fear and anxiety related to the anticipation, and awareness, of dying, death, and nonexistence. It can vary according to the person’s stage of development and sociocultural life experiences” (Gellman, 2013). This one definition already shows that there is going to be relationships between the dying process and age, gender, and different races. Effects of Gender on the Dying Process The connection of gender to the dying process is fairly inconsistent. Some reports state that there is no difference in gender relationship to death and the quality of the dying process (Venegas and Alvarado,...
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...nearly 35% of women. Emotional abuse by a spouse or romantic partner can often lead to negative psychological outcomes, including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, posttraumatic stress disorder, learned helplessness, and resentment of the abuser that persists even when the abuse ends. There have not been designated therapies designed to help these women. Gayle L. Reed and Robert D. Enright (2006) examine the roles forgiveness therapy has on emotionally abused women in the article The Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress for Women After Spousal Emotional Abuse. According to Reed and Enright (2006), forgiveness therapy is designed to help the client let go of the anger and resentment that stems from a justifiable wrongdoing. The researchers believe that forgiveness therapy will be beneficial to the women who were emotionally abused by their spouse because it targets the resentment the woman has for the abuser. These emotionally abused women often times experience learned helplessness and accusatory suffering. Learned helplessness often occurs when women develop self-blame in response to their abusive spouse’s criticism and ridicule. Whereas accusatory suffering is when the emotional abused spouse continues to feel like the victim and hold onto the resent. Because of the nature of emotional spousal abuse, forgiveness therapy can be very beneficial (Gayle & Enright, 2006). Gayle and Enright (2006) hypothesized that women who participate...
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...shortening and dilation of the cervix, descent and birth of the infant, and birth of the placenta (Creighton, 2011). Many women will experience evokes a lot of negative feelings like pain and anxiety during labor, as well as the positive feelings of joy and elation after childbirth. Cantwell and Cox (2003) discuss that pregnant women may have different kinds of emotions such as ambivalence concerning their pregnancy, fear regarding their ability to cope with the pregnancy and an inability to adapt to the pregnancy. Therefore, who anxiety will affect the mothers pending lifestyle changes and her baby’s physical healths. Other than that, “depression is a most common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy and poor concentration.” (WHO, 2006). Western epidemiological discovers that around 10-20% of pregnant women to have depression disorder. The occurrence of depression happens in different trimesters of pregnancy. Bennett el al. (2004) found that the rate of depression during the first trimester of pregnancy was similar to the general female population but depression rates during the second and third trimesters were double the rate in the first trimester. Therefore anxiety and depression are considered as health problems for pregnant women. It will affect the woman’s fetus and also contribute to a change in the neurobehavioral functions of newborns (Field...
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...Concerns of Young Women under the Age of Forty Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Jennifer Warlick COM/156 February 10, 2013 Keri Keith Concerns of Young Women under the Age of Forty Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Can you imagine being a woman under the age of forty and receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer? One out of every two hundred and ten women diagnosed will be under the age of forty. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Every woman diagnosed with breast cancer will face different issues. Young women are concerned with their body image, fertility, sexual functioning, relationship issues, and premature menopause more so than older women. Young women feel they are in the best part of their life. The diagnosis of breast cancer at this age is considered a step backward for young women who feel they should be building their career and family. Women under the age of forty diagnosed with breast cancer will face their own unique set of problems and challenges. The diagnosis of breast cancer in young women is rare. When diagnosed with breast cancer at or under the age of forty young women are generally in the later stages of breast cancer. The expected outcome or course of the disease tends to be worse for women under forty versus women that are older. Research shows that breast cancer is more aggressive in younger women. Tumors are larger and more lymph nodes are affected. Younger women diagnosed in later stages can be the result of lack...
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...stress and anxiety the mother has during pregnancy are all actions that a mother takes during pregnancy that will affect her baby’s life in years after birth. Ultimately, these actions taken by a mother during pregnancy have always played a role in what a baby’s life becomes, yet, today, the science of fetal origins addresses and hopes to answer the many questions of why and how a baby becomes the adult they do. An expectant mother’s nutrition and the types of foods she eats during pregnancy has been shown to influence the development of conditions and diseases later on in her child’s adult life. There are several hypotheses that have addressed this idea. First, in order to study...
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...Variables a. IV / DV or Predictor / Criterion a. This study included independent and dependent variables. b. Variables IV: Gender- Identification of Sex; Test Description- Explanation of why they were taking a standardized test DV: Math Performance: Resulting scores from genders and three conditions; Attribution to Gender Stereotypes- Participants were asked how much of their anxiety during the test was due to gender stereotypes from researcher c. Operational Definitions for the IV IV: Gender- Biological identification of sex; Test Description- Qualitative category labeling of three different conditions d. Operational Definitions for the DV DV: Academic Performance: Measured by GPA DV: Math Performance- Analyzed for accuracy using number of items correct divided by the number of items attempted; Attribution to Gender Stereotypes- Questionnaire that used 7-point scales. IV. Hypotheses Teaching women about stereotype threat would inoculate them from its effects. V. Participants -White...
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...Texas A&M University Kingsville | Anxiety Disorders: Recognizing the symptoms of six of the most common Anxiety Disorders | | | TAMUK | 10/13/2014 | Summarization and reaction for recognizing the symptoms of anxiety disorders. | Cancro, R. (2007). Anxiety Disorders: Recognizing the symptoms of six of the most common Anxiety Disorders. EP Magazaine, January 2007, 27-30. Summary: There are about 20 million American adults that suffer from anxiety that is chronic, painful, and which becomes worse. The stresses of the world we live in, such as environmental issues, economic situations, personal home issues, competiveness, and our culture can contribute to a person suffering from anxiety. An anxiety disorder interferes with a person’s natural and beneficial adaptive responses, and this interference can happen in varying degrees from mild to incapacitating. There are six common types of anxiety disorders that were described in this article which include: 1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Affects about 4 million American adults. GAD is generally more common in women than in men. GAD continues throughout the day and can lead into the night which leads to sleeping difficulty. 2. Panic Disorder: is an intense fear with a sudden onset that can last about 10 minutes. People begin to feel rapid heart rate, sweating, and the feeling that they are having a heart attack. 3. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): OCD affects about three million...
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...Anxiety, Mood, Somatoform Disorders PSY 410 December 12, 2011 R. Keith Franklin LPC.S Anxiety, Mood, Somatoform Disorders The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a reference book compiled by different experts to include psychiatrist, psychologists, and nurses. The DSM was created to provide a helpful guide to clinical practices and to serve as an educational tool for teaching psychopathology. The DSM classifies mental disorders in five areas called Axis’s. The areas of the DSM that will be discussed in more detail are anxiety, mood disorders, and dissociative or somatoform disorders. It will be interesting to compare the biological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components of each disorder. Anxiety Anxiety is usually defined as an unpleasant emotion with a sense of danger or believing that something bad will happen. Generalized anxiety disorder or GAD is commonly diagnosed. Females are diagnosed two times more frequently than men with GAD. The development of GAD can occur as a child. A child can worry about fitting in at school, sporting events, the strive for approval, and perfection. Adolescents with GAD could feel the stress associated with punctuality, school performance, and catastrophic events (Staff, nd). Panic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and phobias are included in this section of the DSM. In a panic attack, the victim is overwhelmed with a sense of the need to escape. A phobia is explained as an exaggerated...
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...before in my life. I am strong for my baby. We grow closer together as we move towards the moment when we will separate, no longer two beings in one body, but two distinct beings, each with our own breath. As I prepare for the moment of birth, I feel the strength of millions of women who have come before me. Everywhere around me, the air is filled with the energy of these women who have given birth, of their sons' and daughters' first cries. Their energy fuses with my energy. I hear the voices of my friends and family, telling me that I am strong, I am beautiful, and in birth I am protected. The urge to push my baby down my birth canal, I feel that it is more than possible, easy. I feel the strength and power of my uterus, my cervix, and I push. With every breath, I gather up the strength around me, the low chant of millions of women pounding in my belly, and I push. Childbirth can be a very painful process. There are many methods for managing the pain and the anxiety that many women feel during labor and delivery. Some women choose pain medications, while others choose natural methods such as breathing techniques, massage, and warm baths. The guided imagery meditation above can be used for women on the maternity unit at York Hospital to help them remained focused during their labor. Meditation during labor and delivery is also beneficial for managing pain and for encouraging an easier birthing process overall. Though the sterile image of a typical delivery room may not...
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