underlined similar reviews in lectures for both minor and major stress disorders show to have apparent vulnerability to related substances. The respondents in the study were young adults ages 17-23 apparently found to have no pre-problematic indications of drug or even alcohol use. The researchers followed only respondents with a pattern of at least five symptoms for a length of time in order to be diagnosed as depressive disorder. Some of the stated are loss of interest, poor concentration, disruptions
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Mental health concern | Symptoms | Causes | Treatment | Services available | Shyness | Symptoms for shyness could be:- Few friends- Reduced participation in activities- Feeling of loneliness, unimportance- Reduced self- esteem- High anxiety levels- Physical affects such as; blushing, stammering and trembling | -Genetics: personality traits can be decided by the inherited genetic make up-Personality: babies that are more sensitive and easily intimidated can grow up to be a shy child.-Learned behavior:
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| Anxiety Disorders | PSYCH 6211 | | | 5/15/2009 | | Anxiety Disorders Anxiety disorders are the most common emotional disorders that affect Americans. The primary symptoms of anxiety disorders are fear and worry but they are also characterized by emotional and physical symptoms. There are several different types of anxiety disorders. They can include Panic Disorder, Phobias, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorders
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), was once classified as an anxiety disorder. It is now under its own category of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. Some of the related disorders are; body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding disorder, excoriation disorder, and trichotillomania. OCD is defined by the “occurrence of both obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior performed in an attempt to neutralize such thoughts”. The goal of OCD is to prevent or reduce distress
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tendencies and fears King, Muris (2004). According to the DSM-IV-TR American Psychiatric Association DBM-IV-TR, (2000), a specific phobia is characterized by clinically significant anxiety provoked by exposure to a specific feared object or situation. Exposure to the feared stimulus invariably provokes an immediate anxiety response that may take the form of a panic attack. Because of the fear of the specific object or situation, people with specific phobias tend to exhibit avoidance behavior or endure
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amongst the youth, has become a hot topic of debate and discussion. Young people are some of the most active social media users, and likely the most vulnerable. Research has indicated that poor academic performance, sexual exploitation, and increased anxiety are often results of overexposure to social media. A study by the Kaiser family foundation found that today’s teens are spending more than seven and a half hours a day consuming some form of media (Ahuja 2013). Although we may not be surprised
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Obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental illness disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or also known as OCD, creates a pattern of unreasonable thoughts and fears that lead someone to repeating behaviors, or also known as ritual behaviors. For example, someone with OCD may always have to touch their pencil a certain way, or they believe that if they don’t something bad may really happen. Symptoms are important to know for any disorder as it can lead relatives and people themselves to help diagnose
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that remembers torment; it includes applying weight at trigger focuses that are arranged everywhere throughout the body. Trigger focuses are overly sensitive areas that are in charge of torment when the individual is under undue anxiety; passionate anxiety, physical anxiety, ailment, or wounds brought about by mischances. Trigger focuses are by and large found far from the area of the torment however once in a while they might be situated at the agony site. Myotherapy depends on the rule that the
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SYMPTOMS * Dry mouth * Cool skin * Cold hands and feet * Increased sweating * Rapid breathing * Faster heart rate * Tense muscles * Diarrhea LONG TERM PHYSICAL STRESS SYMPTOMS * Insomnia * Change in appetite * Sexual disorder * Aches and pains * Frequent colds * Feeling of intense * Prone to illness BEHAVIORAL STRESS SYMPTOMS * Talking too fast * Talking too loud * Nail biting * Grinding teeth * Drumming fingers * Over reacting * Defensive
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<Work – Life Balance> You –work, school, sleep, family, friends, self-care, community. <Definition of Procrastination> - To voluntarily delay an intended course of action despite expecting to be worse off for the delay. - Put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done. - To postpone doing something, especially as a regular practice. Milgram (1991) <Four components of procrastination> - A behavior sequence of postponement - Resulting in a substandard behavioral
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