Abnormal Psychology Worksheet 1 – Unit 2 Anxiety Disorders 1. Describe (in your own words) why “compulsive gamblers” and “compulsive eaters” are not considered compulsive according to the definition of DSM-IV. Illustrate with an example. Compulsive eaters‚ and compulsive gamblers are not considered compulsive because they seek eating or gambling as way to fulfill their need for it. A person with OCD do the things they do because they feel they have to‚ and wouldn’t do these things
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Anxiety is a part of a mental health disorder characterized by the feelings of worry‚ anxiety‚ or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one’s daily activities. Anxiety is an issue that many teens face everyday whether they realize it or not. Teens experience a lot of things throughout their lives such as testing‚ making friends‚ and playing sports. The simple things that some people think are stress-free could be very stressful to someone else. Learning to deal with issues one at a time can
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stops protecting them‚ they start to experience anxiety. People with anxiety constantly think‚ “What will I do to make myself look dumb today”? But first‚ what is anxiety? “Anxiety is defined by the actual threat of an object or situation that is associated with functional impairments in schools‚ relationships‚ or work” (Milosevic‚ McCabe‚ 2015‚ p.19). Which also can mean you are worried or uneasy about something constantly. Another definition is‚ “Anxiety
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Social Phobia The effects of Social Phobia INTRODUCTION Social Phobia is an anxiety disorder that affects a large number of the world population. Large strides have been made to understand this disorder and to help overcome it with drug therapy as well as with behavioral therapy. Social Phobia in more than half the population seems to precede certain disorders like Substance abuse disorder‚ Panic disorder and depression. Unlike other specific phobia’s‚ social phobia begins in later adolescence
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Tatiana Maalouli 999028421 ENGB04 TUT0002 Tuesday‚ September 23rd Audre Lorde Hanging Fire: Anxiety of a Teenager The dominant emotion in the poem Hanging Fire by Audre Lorde is anxiety. This is the poem about the uncertainty of a girl in her maturity‚ who longs for adult guidance. The author uses several examples of imagery in the poem‚ but the most notable of them is the repetition – anxious repetition. The narrator in the poem is the fourteen-year old girl‚ who is worried about many
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children‚ but for others that have been in the care of their parents since birth can be very difficult. When a parent has been the sole caregiver for the child and that bond has to be broken to start school this can cause separation anxiety in that child. Separation anxiety is the fear of the unknown and bringing children to an environment that they have never been in before is unknown to them. As the educator we must have a plan in place to handle this situation because not only will the child have
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fear and distress is so intense that the person will do whatever they can to avoid coming into contact with the object of their fear‚ and often spend time thinking about whether they’re likely to encounter it in a given situation. “A phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by an intense and irrational fear that is out of proportion to the danger elicited by the object or situation. In comparison‚ fear is a realistic response to a threatening situation” (631). Phobias are fears that haunt people
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Case Study: Anxiety Answer Sheet Diagnosing Tina Student Name: Diagnosing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: 1a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist for generalized anxiety disorder. Which of Tina’s symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) Tina’s symptoms match all four of the criteria in the DSM-IV checklist for generalized anxiety disorder. Tina worries constantly something is going to happen to her twins which is in correlation with the first criteria
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In the formulation of a case conceptualization of client 1632‚ it is determined the client would benefit in the reduction of symptoms of social anxiety disorder (SAD) by utilizing therapeutic interventions of two specific approaches; 1) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)‚ which is an evidence based form of therapy especially successful for SAD‚ and 2) reality therapy (RT) a therapy developed from William Glasser’s choice theory. CBT is focused on interventions that intertwine the emotional aspects
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In the broader context of Professor Hertz’s lecture on Math Anxiety (MA)‚ the fear of apprehension of Math‚ a persons’ performance and level of MA are inversely related. Hertz points to how Social Transmission might be a cause of this anxiety when we view the effects on adolescents. I want to question why and how society’s beliefs and modern culture could impact MA and performance‚ and what a good test might be. In today’s culture‚ the false stereotype that “men are better than women at Math” might
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