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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Generalized Anxiety Disorder‚ Adult Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental disorder. People with this condition constantly worry about everyday events. Unlike normal anxiety‚ worry related to GAD is not triggered by a specific event. These worries also do not fade or get better with time. GAD interferes with life functions‚ including relationships and school. GAD can vary from mild to severe. People with severe GAD can have intense waves of anxiety with physical symptoms (panic attacks)
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treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Those were the psychotherapy and medication. In psychotherapy‚ there are several methods of treating the patience with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Among those methods are: Psychological counseling : • For the counseling session‚ the counselors will advise the patient to learn from the basic method of treating generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) which is learning how to keep calm quickly. This is because most of the people with generalized anxiety
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The Case Study of Mary The case study reflects a woman named Mary‚ who has been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Mary looks at everything in life as a stressor and a worry‚ from schoolwork to family dinners (Laureate Education‚ 2012). After conversing with Mary‚ it is evident she has low self-esteem and very critical of herself. She believes others scrutinize everything about her and are just as critical as she is of herself (Laureate Education‚ 2012). This paper will discuss
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a condition characterized by exaggerated and excessive anxiety and worries concerning everyday life events with no justifiable reasons for worry. People with this condition tend to always expect a disastrous event and they cannot stop being worried about things like money‚ health‚ school‚ work‚ family‚ and other things. Feeling anxious from time to time in your life especially if there are stressing experiences is treated as a normal thing. However‚ extreme and
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DSM-IV-TR vs. DSM-5 Debate on the Changes in Autism Diagnosis I. Introduction A. What is the DSM? According to the American Psychiatric Association the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States. The DSM consists of three major components: 1. The diagnostic classification is the list of the mental disorders that are officially part of the DSM system. 2. A set of
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feelings of anxiety from time to time; and sometimes people get so overwhelmed‚ they go into a state panic. Anxiety is actually a normal human reaction to stress. However‚ in severe cases‚ anxiety and panic can become disabling and interfere with everyday living. For an adolescent‚ life is already stressful enough. How does an adolescent‚ then‚ live day to day with one or both of these conditions? This paper will take an in depth look at what anxiety‚ specifically generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)‚ and
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has symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Chandra has been struggling with difficult life circumstances and depression by a habitual cycle of overeating and overweight. Chandra meets some of the diagnostic criteria with Major Depressive Disorder because of her depressed mood‚ lack of interest or pleasure in her life‚ increasing lethargy and low energy‚ and feelings of worthlessness. However‚ it was ruled out from her diagnoses because it was insufficient to meet at least five of the symptoms of
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Types of Anxiety Disorders and its Symptoms By Keanne Louise S. Ariola English 1‚ RTA Professor October 11‚ 2013 Types of Anxiety Disorders and its Symptoms People get anxious in their everyday life just by worrying what to eat‚ how to earn money‚ how to finish a work before its deadline‚ how to pass their job interview‚ etc. Anxiety is among the second most common psychiatric disorders among children‚ adolescents and adults. Anxiety disorders
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Many many ordinary people suffer from anxiety or when in passing conversation say that they suffer regularly from anxiety. But what is anxiety? Anxiety is a term used for different disorders that can turn into physical symptoms that are caused by being tense‚ nervous and worry. There are different levels of anxiety where you can have mild anxiety which can be unsettling to more severe symptoms that cause mental and physical health problems. Anxiety usually develops when someone is facing something
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