General Anxiety Disorders and Treatments Thereof Blake C Blanchard Southwestern Oklahoma State University Abstract One of the most common disorders in our society today is generalized anxiety disorder. I am going to dive in to the methods of treatment and thoroughly discuss the various ways this disorder is handled. I experience anxiety when it comes to being in large bodies of water and also when I see spiders. Treatment options for anxiety disorders range from herbal remedies to prescribed
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Treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder CASE STUDY 6 CLIENT DETAILS Diagnosis: Separation Anxiety Disorder. Age: 6 years. Client Gender: Male. Initial Consultation: 20th May 2011. Number of Sessions: 12 sessions. Place of Treatment: The agency. Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Treatment Mode: Weekly one hour sessions. Referral Information The client’s mother referred her son to the agency because he was suffering from anxiety. He was resisting going
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“normality”? Generalized anxiety disorder is defined as persistent, unrealistic distress that occurs more days than not, for at least six months (Nutter, Jr, MD, 2014). Children, and more commonly, adolescents, around the world suffer from untreated generalized anxiety disorder. The reason for this is that some of the symptoms of this disorder can be easily confused with “normal” actions that a child or adolescent may part take in daily. A child or adolescent may develop anxiety from pressure to do well
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Anxiety: GAD People with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are extremely worried about these and many other things, even when there is little or no reason to worry about them. They are very anxious about just getting through the day, and think things will always go badly. At times, this worrying keeps many people with GAD from doing everyday tasks. Panic disorder, another form of anxiety, sometimes runs in families, but no one knows for sure why some people have it while others don't. Social Anxiety:
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Social Anxiety Social anxiety disorder, commonly referred to as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations. Affects eight percent of general population and 3.7% of U.S. citizens. That’s 5.3 million people in one country being affected by social phobia. Twice as many women as men are affected, but men often seek help more than women do. Ironically both men and women are equally apt to developing this disorder
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Social anxiety disorder, or also known as social phobia, is a fear of social situations that involve interacting with others. Those with social anxiety disorder feel like they’re always in the spotlight, being scrutinized for everything they do (Chansky, 2004, p. 148) and they try to avoid social situations as much as they can (Meyers, 2011, p. 662-663). Some physical symptoms of social anxiety disorder include stomach aches, shallow breathing, sweating, feeling hot flashes, feeling like your heart
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Most human beings may already be experiencing disorders which is currently unknown to them. The two common disorders known is anxiety and panic disorder. Anxiety is a response to a situation, object, or person that the individual has come to fear through learning and experience (Doctor and Kahn, 1899). According to Hatloy (2012), anxiety is something learned in life due to the fact that probably one’s family may have had a tendency to see the world as antagonistic and unsafe and one figured out
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feeling the effects of social anxiety disorder. Many people don’t know what this disorder is, how it affects people, or how to treat it. Social Anxiety Disorder--SAD--is a common disorder that affects more than 15 million people in the United States. A person who suffers from this condition may have an excessive and unreasonable fear of being judged or embarrassed in social or performance situations. The typical age for one to start showing symptoms of this disorder is preteen to thirteen years old
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Anxiety Disorder, Human Development, and Socialization Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology PSY/450 May 28, 2012 Anxiety Disorder, Human Development, and Socialization The development of an individual depends on the success of human developmental stages and his or her exposure to positive socialization. The following will present the relationship between human development and socialization. Then explain what an anxiety disorder
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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
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