Anxiety and depression can be very similar. One of the main reasons why anxiety and depression are similar are because of neurotransmitters such as dopamine‚ epinephrine and serotonin. The most important of these neurotransmitters is serotonin‚ it is a neurotransmitter responsible for maintaining mood balance‚ appetite‚ sleep patterns‚ memory‚ temperature regulation‚ learning‚ social behavior‚ and sexual desire. Serotonin can also affect the muscles‚ endocrine system‚ and cardiovascular system and
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Anxiety‚ worry‚ and stress are all a part of most people’s life today. But simply experiencing anxiety or stress in and of itself does not mean you need to get professional help or you have an anxiety disorder. In fact‚ anxiety is a necessary warning signal of a dangerous or difficult situation. Without anxiety‚ we would have no way of anticipating difficulties ahead and preparing for them. (Grohol. Psy.D) Anxiety is considered abnormal when it occurs in situations that most people can deal with
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adults‚ about 11% of people suffer a phobia at some time in life‚ and 5 to 6% have a phobia at any given time. However‚ phobias vary from mild to extreme‚ so their apparent prevalence depends on how many marginal cases we include. As with other anxiety disorders‚ phobias are more common in women than men. Fear vs. Phobia It is normal and even helpful to experience fear in dangerous situations. Fear is an adaptive human response. It serves a protective purpose‚ activating the automatic “fight-or-flight”
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder Topic: Anxiety Purpose: To inform my audience about Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Thesis Statement: I will tell you what (GAD) Generalized Anxiety Disorder is‚ how many people have it‚ and suggested treatments. Introduction: Attention Gaining Device: Do you lie awake at night worrying about things you can’t control? Maybe during the day you worry about things that happened yesterday‚ or last week‚ or last year. Excessive worrying about things you can’t control is
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Eating disorders are psychological problems marked by an obsession with food and weight. There are four general categories of eating disorders these are; Anorexia nervosa‚ Binge eating and Bulimia nervosa. However this disorder affects individuals of various age groups; it has become more popular among teenagers these days. For the purpose of this research plan the writer will focus on age group of ages 15 to 19 because teenagers most vulnerable to eating disorders fall into this age group. Moreover
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Asperger’s disorder is a developmental disorder‚ which not a lot of people are familiar with. It was previously lumped in with autism but now it is known that the two disorders are not the same. The Essentials of Abnormal Psychology defines Asperger’s disorder as a developmental disorder characterized by impairments in social relationships and restricted or unusual behaviors but without the language delays seen in autism. Some researchers still think Asperger’s may be a milder form of autism as
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about it. Anxiety is what a person feels when they are scared and think that something bad may happen. It is a normal experience and everybody feels it at some time. Anxiety comes in different forms. In the beginning‚ there are seven main types of anxiety. First off‚ there is General Anxiety Disorder. (Types of anxiety) GAD can run in the family. Several parts of the brain is involved with fear and anxiety. Depending on who you are‚ the anxiety can last for days or even weeks (“Types of anxiety”). To
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Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder In the world today Bipolar Disorder Abstract This article reviews the current state of the literature on the assessment of bipolar disorder in adults. Research on reliable and valid measures for bipolar disorder has unfortunately lagged behind assessment research for other disorders‚ such as major depression. We review diagnostic tools‚ self-report measures
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Helen B. Balois Cognitive disorder Cognitive disorders are a category of mental health disorders that primarily affect learning‚ memory‚ perception‚ and problem solving‚ and include amnesia‚ dementia‚ and delirium. While anxiety disorders‚ mood disorders‚ and psychotic disorders can also have an effect on cognitive and memory functions‚ the DSM-IV-TR does not consider these cognitive disorders‚ because loss of cognitive function is not the primary (causal) symptom. Causes vary between the different
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Marijuana Use for Anxiety Disorders For almost a century marijuana has been considered an explicit drug in the United States. Although with medical marijuana becoming legalized in twenty-five states and the District of Columbia‚ studies are revealing more and more information on the matter. Every state that legalizes the use of marijuana for medical‚ or recreational use‚ more and more information is collected. Research is constantly growing on the topic of marijuana and certain treatments.
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