single-system design aimed at improving the participant’s score on the Clinical Assessment of Anxiety through the intervention of meditative breathing. A baseline of three weeks was measured followed by four weeks of treatment phase. During the treatment phase‚ the participant completed meditative breathing exercise three times daily for five days each week. The participant completed the Clinical Assessment of Anxiety each Friday of the treatment phase. The results indicated improvement in the scores‚ however
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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 and
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Psychological Disorder Analysis October 30‚ 2011 PSY/270 Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping‚ feeling “jumpy all of the time‚” and experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms cause problems for her at work‚ where she is an accountant. As a psychiatrist I would need to diagnose Marla with the proper disorder‚ explain information about the diagnosis‚ and discuss possible treatments with her. It would
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it is like to live in constant fear and worry? Anxiety is the constant fear or worry about the known or unknown leading to a non productive lifestyle. Anxiety is like watching a terrifying movie knowing that an event is about to take place or something is going to come out of nowhere but it never does‚ so a person is left constantly waiting with a pit in their stomach. It is important for a person to know the causes of anxiety or an anxiety disorder to help avoid putting themselves or another person
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According to Abnormal psychology (14th ed.) the definition of Social Phobia is “the fear of situations in which a person might be exposed to the scrutiny of others and fear of acting in a humiliating or embarrassing way”. Social Phobia is one of the most common individual DSM-IV Disorders (Butcher). Although social phobia does not usually manifest itself until the teenage years or early adulthood‚ it can be brought on by many different factors in early childhood‚ like being bullied or based on genetic
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Psychological Disorder Paper XXXXX XXXX Psychology 450- Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology Prof. X Psychological Disorder Paper Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as an anxiety disorder that most people acquire as a result of seeing or enduring dangerous events (National Institute of Mental Health‚ 2013). Danger comes in many forms and in most cases‚ danger that cannot be detected such as an earthquake‚ a robbery or an accident. We are all equipped with the ability
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Of all the major health risks and concerns during this current time‚ I believe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is among the worst. According to www.dictionary.com‚ a “concern” is something that engages a person’s immediate attention‚ interest‚ or care. The numbers‚ compulsions‚ and illusive prevention make obsessive-compulsive disorder a perfect fit as a major health concern. First‚ it is important to mention what obsessive-compulsive disorder is: an anxiety disorder characterized
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hand. Worrying and anxiety are intimately related. Anxiety can manifest in many ways‚ including persistent‚ excessive worrying. For example‚ in Generalized Anxiety Disorder‚ excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation) about events such as school or work performance has been present more days than not for a period of at least six months. By definition‚ this continual worrying is difficult to control and causes clinically significant distress and/or impairment in social‚ occupational or other
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Anxiety is experienced by everyone at different times throughout their life. However‚ for certain individuals it is more intense and enduring. Anxiety is defined as diffuse‚ vague‚ and unpleasant feeling of intense fear and apprehension (Chaurasia‚ 2013). It can be classified into various disorders‚ most common of which being General Anxiety Disorder and Phobias. Phobias refer to irrational fear directed towards a specific situation or object (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). Psychology includes
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with daily. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one‚ if not the most unique disorder since no two people have it in the exact same way. In my opinion‚ the narrative entitled Opinionator by Beth Boyle Machlan is more effective in addressing the issue of OCD than Plague of Tics by David Sedaris because it shows it from a serious perspective rather than David Sedaris’s comedian-like narrative take on the issue. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and
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