have being suffering from anxiety disorder known as Agoraphobia‚ which is classified in the DSM-IV-TR as a fear of being left alone or finding oneself in public places in which one could be embarrassed and unable to find help in case of sudden panic attacks (Meyer‚ Chapman & Weaver‚ 2009). The biological‚ emotional‚ cognitive and behavioral components of this disorder are discussed in this paper. Current Description According to the text‚ Agnes is a thin 43 year-old married white female who was
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Agoraphobia is the fear of a situation or place. The common signs and symptoms are the fear of being in enclosed or public places for fear something might trigger an anxiety attack. Because of this they don’t tend to go out. This can lead to other complications. Treatment consists of psychotherapy and medications. The nurse should teach the patient other therapies such as relaxation methods. Agoraphobia Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder where you fear situations or places that may cause
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be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are mental illnesses that are can cause feelings of anxiety‚ nervousness‚ and panic more often than usual (Barrios). There are many different types of these disorders‚ including general anxiety disorder (GAD)‚ agoraphobia‚ and panic disorder. Some common symptoms of these disorders are frequent panic attacks‚ which can involve hyperventilation‚ shaking‚ and derealization (disconnection from reality)‚ and nervous feelings when there seems to
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Never Held You‚ a book about miscarriage‚ healing and recovery‚ Host of MiscarriageHelp.com‚ and contributing author to several books including Conquering Panic and Anxiety Disorders- Success Stories‚ Strategies and Other Good News. I’ve also suffered from panic and/or anxiety attacks for over twenty-years. When did they begin? How did these ’attacks’ enter my life and why? Who would want them? Certainly not me and I’ll bet you don’t want them in your life‚ either. They are scary‚ (especially your first
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within the DSM-IV TR as a subset of panic disorder‚ involving the fear of incurring a panic attack in those environments. In the DSM-5‚ however‚ Agoraphobia is classified as being separate to panic disorder. The sufferer may go to great lengths to avoid those situations‚ in severe cases becoming unable to leave their home or safe haven. Although mostly thought to be a fear of public places‚ it is now believed that agoraphobia develops as a complication of panic attacks. However‚ there is evidence that
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Another common disorder that is connected to anxiety disorders is panic disorders‚ a panic disorder is characterized by repeated‚ unexpected panic attacks‚ as well as fear of experiencing another episode. “A panic disorder may also be accompanied by agoraphobia‚ which is the fear of being in places where escape or help would be difficult in the event of a panic attack (Smith‚ Robinson & Segal‚ 2016)”. “The essential feature of the panic attack is a discrete period of intense fear or discomfort that is accompanied
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muscle spasms‚ palpitations‚ and hypertension‚ which in some cases lead to fatigue or even exhaustion” (wikipedia). According to healthline.com‚ if there is any exposure to the object that is feared‚ the stimulus may provoke extreme anxiety or a panic attack.” Phobias are mainly and tend to be caused by a traumatic event or experience that happened prior in a person’s life. Other factors that may increase the likelihood of a phobia developing include cultural factors and possibly even genetics. “Phobias
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University America’s Top Three Potential Terrorist Attacks Alan Jacobs HLSS 155 B001 Win 13 Professor Dr. Wesley Phillips 15 February 2013 America’s Top Three Potential Terrorist Attacks Since the successful attacks by planned by Osama Bin Laden‚ and carried out by Al Qaeda terrorists‚ the United States of America has implemented new strategies to thwart efforts by terrorist to achieve another successful attack on US soil. Along with the new Global War on Terrorism
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What is Anxiety? Anxiety is one of the most fundamental emotions shared by all species of animals. When confronted with danger‚ the fight or flight response of the sympathetic nervous system is triggered so that we are prepared to react and protect ourselves. Without anxiety and its physiological manifestations‚ such as hypersensitivity to environment and enhanced blood supply to leg muscles‚ the likelihood of harm or disaster in threatening situations would undoubtedly dramatically increase. A
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terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. She repeatedly thought‚ “That could have been me in that plane. What would I have done? This is just one more sign that the world has become a very dangerous place.” Allison finds that she can’t relax on her days off because she spends the entire time worrying about taking her next flight. “I worry all the time—about everything. She worries that she will miss the bus to the airport and be late for work. She worried that she will have a panic attack on the
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