Literature Horner MP 2 The discovery of psychological disorders and their causes is very recent, despite the anguish it has brought to people since the beginning of time. One of the most prevalent disorders is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, as of 2015, “GAD affects 6.8 million adults, or 3.1% of the U.S. population. . .” The causes of this and other anxiety disorders is an ongoing debate between psychologists, known as the nature
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Introduction I. Have you ever had trouble breathing, a tingling sensation in your arms, been really dizzy, and felt as if your heart is about to fly out of your chest? A. You might have had a panic attack. B. I myself suffer from panic attacks frequently. II. I have learned a lot about my condition over the past three years, and I did additional research for this speech. III. Today I would like to inform you about the nature of panic attacks, the people affected most
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Informative Speech Panic/Anxiety Attacks General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the impact an Anxiety Disorder is very serious. Central Idea: I will tell my audience more in depth about anxiety disorders, the 6 main types of anxiety disorders and their symptoms and my personal experience with an anxiety disorder. Attention Getter: We’ve all had nervous breakdown or feel self-conscious on some occasions, like me now while giving this speech. Let me share
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder: What it is, how it works, and what treatments are available My mother is the only person who always understands how I’m feeling, and she knows just what to say to ease my suffering. As a kid it seemed like I was just a little more sensitive and cautious than the other kids, but either way I still would tend to feel like I didn’t belong some days. When I was fourteen I visited a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD); at the time I had
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A Critical Evaluation of Three Different Methods for Treating Panic Disorder A Critical Evaluation of Three Different Methods for Treating Panic Disorder Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (2003) described panic disorder (PD) as an anxiety disorder in people that are characterised by intense fear within discrete periods, with the symptoms of ‘flight or fight’ response. Symptoms commonly associated with PD are: palpitations, accelerated heart rate, sweating, trembling and
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importance: I. Preview: I will tell you more in depth about anxiety disorders, the 6 main types of anxiety disorders and their symptom. Body I. Point: What are Anxiety disorders? A. Anxiety is basically our body’s natural response to danger. It is an automatic alarm that would go off when you feel threatened and it usually occurs suddenly and without any warning. It can happen to you anywhere, anytime, and any day. B. Anxiety disorders consist of two type of symptoms: * Emotional Symptoms: if
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Anxiety Sensitivity and Risk-Taking Behaviors of Working Students Research Paper In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements in Technical English By: Alnas, Kyle Bryan J. Balisacan, Meashelle Jan P. Sato, Shomi P. Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter presents the literature and studies made by various educators which are found relevant to the present study. Relevant, related literatures were reviewed and analyzed to give support to the study undertaken. This chapter presents the
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The Need of Personalized Medicine for Social Anxiety Disorders Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a distressing psychiatric disorder that is defined as having excessive, abnormal amounts of apprehension during social settings. SAD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, having a lifetime prevalence of 12%, yet only a small portion respond favorably to the most common treatment options including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and cognitive behavioral therapy. Stronger treatment
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For the completion of this assignment I chose the following two topics: COM106 The need to use social media in a job search, and PSY180 Benefits of sports in the lives of children. For the COM106 topic, the need to use social media in a job search, I will need to locate three sources that will aid in a response to a fellow student who is arguing for the need of social media in job searches. Since the purpose of the investigation is locating information to respond to a post that is already made I
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The anxiety disorder is a comprehensive disorder which includes separation anxiety disorder, selective mutism, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, substance/medication-induced anxiety disorder, anxiety disorder due to another medical condition, other specified anxiety disorder,unspecified anxiety disorder on DSM-5. This case will be focused on a client who has panic disorder, so that I'm going to start with some information
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