Mental Disorders: The Two Main Types Of Anxiety
Anxiety
Contents Page
Page 3 Introduction
Page 4 Incidence
Page 5 Aetiology
Page 6 Clinical Features
Introduction
There are two main types of mental disorders; Psychoses and neurosis. Psychoses is a type of mental illness that interferes with the persons understanding and appreciation of what is happening around there whereas Neuroses is where a behaviour pattern is occurring when someone feels continuously threatened by stress and is unable to cope. Anxiety falls under the Neuroses mental disorder for people who have been diagnosed with anxiety can still fit in with general society although they still have high levels of stress and are consistently threatened by it.
The word anxiety is derived …show more content…
Overall, the most common type was anxiety disorder at 14%. (Refer to the chart below). The prevenance of anxiety was highest between the ages 34-35 although was also almost as high between the ages of 45-54. Anxiety as a disorder is more commonly seen in females rather than males.
In 2011 to 2012 there was a reported 13.6% which is 3 million Australians that were reported to have mental and/or behavioural problems. Most of the reported were mood related and most prevalent was depression, at 2.1 million people or 9.7% followed by anxiety related problems which was reported at 850,100 people or …show more content…
Someone who suffers from anxiety who is placed in a stressful situation can react in particular ways and can show characteristics such as:
• Sweating • uneasiness
• Scratching • fear
• Bitting fingers • nausea
• Dry mouth • Panic attacks (in severe cases)
• Dizziness • Heart palpitations
• Shortness of breath • Cold sweats • Problems sleeping
These characteristics can be brought on by stressful situation such as phobias, OCD, traumatic experiences and events. In extreme cases of stress, anxiety patients can be known to have fits, heart attacks, strokes and panic attacks. This can even provoke death. Affiliated with anxiety is depression which in most cases can almost certainly brings on the mental disorder of anxiety.
Diagnosis
Anxiety can be recognised when symptoms such as; hot and cold sweats, shaking, heart palpitations, constant worrying, self-isolation, obsessive thinking and compulsive
Contents Page
Page 3 Introduction
Page 4 Incidence
Page 5 Aetiology
Page 6 Clinical Features
Introduction
There are two main types of mental disorders; Psychoses and neurosis. Psychoses is a type of mental illness that interferes with the persons understanding and appreciation of what is happening around there whereas Neuroses is where a behaviour pattern is occurring when someone feels continuously threatened by stress and is unable to cope. Anxiety falls under the Neuroses mental disorder for people who have been diagnosed with anxiety can still fit in with general society although they still have high levels of stress and are consistently threatened by it.
The word anxiety is derived …show more content…
Overall, the most common type was anxiety disorder at 14%. (Refer to the chart below). The prevenance of anxiety was highest between the ages 34-35 although was also almost as high between the ages of 45-54. Anxiety as a disorder is more commonly seen in females rather than males.
In 2011 to 2012 there was a reported 13.6% which is 3 million Australians that were reported to have mental and/or behavioural problems. Most of the reported were mood related and most prevalent was depression, at 2.1 million people or 9.7% followed by anxiety related problems which was reported at 850,100 people or …show more content…
Someone who suffers from anxiety who is placed in a stressful situation can react in particular ways and can show characteristics such as:
• Sweating • uneasiness
• Scratching • fear
• Bitting fingers • nausea
• Dry mouth • Panic attacks (in severe cases)
• Dizziness • Heart palpitations
• Shortness of breath • Cold sweats • Problems sleeping
These characteristics can be brought on by stressful situation such as phobias, OCD, traumatic experiences and events. In extreme cases of stress, anxiety patients can be known to have fits, heart attacks, strokes and panic attacks. This can even provoke death. Affiliated with anxiety is depression which in most cases can almost certainly brings on the mental disorder of anxiety.
Diagnosis
Anxiety can be recognised when symptoms such as; hot and cold sweats, shaking, heart palpitations, constant worrying, self-isolation, obsessive thinking and compulsive