Adjustment Disorder 1 Running head: ANXIETY DISORDER AND ADJUSTMENT DISORDER A Comparison of Anxiety Disorder and Adjustment Disorder Victoria Argueta Walden University Diagnosis and Assessment Dr. Edward Beck
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This Essay will discuss Anxiety disorders and its prevalent diagnosis within society with a focus on patients who choose to self-medicate‚ exploring the reasons behind why they choose to do so and the inherent social and health dangers associated with this behaviour. I will discuss why anxiety disorders are almost at epidemic proportions in all sections of society today with a majority still undiagnosed. The possible failure in diagnosis and treatment of this condition and discuss reasons as to
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gender difference in anxiety disorders. I found three articles that surrounded the information that I had to explain about my research. The 3 article titles that I will explain in this assignment are gender differences in anxiety disorders‚ gender differences in panic disorder‚ and effects of gender on social phobia. The first article is explaining my main topic that I chose for this assignment. The article is about panic disorder‚ which is a form of an anxiety disorder. The last article is
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Social anxiety disorder is a mental health condition involving the fear of social interactions. There is an intense fear of being negatively judged or humiliated by others. People with social anxiety disorder (SAD) feel like their anxiety is beyond their ability to control‚ affecting their day to day activities. Effects on Social Development Social situations almost always provoke fear and anxiety in patients with SAD. Anxiety symptoms may also arise from anticipating difficult interactions. Some
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Mental illnesses such as depression‚ anxiety‚ and bipolar disorder are not diseases they are disorders. Although there are many different types of mental illnesses three of the ones most people hear about are depression‚ anxiety‚ and bipolar disorder. Some people will say a lot of these disorders are in people’s head but they are very serious disorders. A mental illness can affect a person’s way of thinking and/ or living‚ normally it is a negative effect but there might be a positive effect depending
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Those who suffer from GAD‚ “…experience chronic pervasive anxiety…[and] feel tense and worried most of the time‚ which causes them distress and interferes with their functioning” (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008‚ p. 119). Furthermore‚ the sufferer finds it hard to control the pervasive worrying‚ which can precipitate restlessness‚ irritability‚ muscle tension‚ and sleep disturbances (BehaveNet‚ 1997-2010‚ n.p.). Also‚ Angst et. al. (2009) found that‚ “…there was no gender
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The estimated prevalence of Separation Anxiety Disorder is 4-5%‚ making it one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders. In the United States‚ recent research has shown that 1.6% of the population‚ approximately 4 million people‚ are diagnosed with Borderline Personality disorder. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder‚ while rare‚ is also a threat‚ and only 1.7 per 100‚000 children is diagnosed with it. In "Painted Rain"‚ it is shown that healthy relationships with other children and adults
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Research Paper: Anxiety Disorders Stephanie Hathaway Liberty University Abstract Anxiety Disorders are characterized by many symptoms and often associated with depressive tendencies. Although the majority are produced in a person based off of their genetic material‚ other influences exist environmentally that can encourage or discourage the severity of the symptoms and prognosis it has on one’s overall well-being. Early diagnosis and a systematic combination of treatments
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Alprazolam (or Xanax) is a common drug prescribed to treat anxiety disorders. Anxiety is the human body’s reaction to stressful‚ threatening‚ or uncommon situations. Some individuals report feeling fear‚ agitation‚ uneasiness‚ and distress (Lee). Approximately 18% of the United States population suffers from this disorder (NIMH). The physiological processes behind anxiety must be noted to understand how Xanax treats this disorder. Anxiety will constantly cause the human body to enter a sympathetic
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Medication used to treat psychiatric conditions are abused by those who have been diagnosed with co-occurring disorders Why is this so common? Non-medical prescription use and prescription drug disorders are also associated with increased frequency of substance use‚ mood‚ and anxiety disorder. (Blanco et al.‚ 2013) Several medications are available and effective in treating anxiety disorders. These include benzodiazepines; Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)‚ Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
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