what exactly is a phobia? The direct denotation of a phobia is “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it” (dictionary). A phobia falls under the category of an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is often “a harmful chronic condition‚ which can be present from an early age or begin suddenly after a triggering event. They are prone to flare up at times of high stress and are frequently accompanied by physiological symptoms
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burden of weight and obesity falling disproportionately on the poor. There is a powerful inverse relation between obesity and socioeconomic status in the developed world‚ especially among African-Americans. So‚ what is responsible for this association? There are at least two possibilities: obesity influences socioeconomic status or socioeconomic status influences obesity. But there is strong evidence supporting the latter as highlighted by the causal pathway between being poor and being at higher
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February 2016 Case Study: Anxiety on Jasmine Jasmine comes in today to discuss her anxiety issues and if she potentially could be diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Jasmine is a middle-aged mother of two‚ married‚ and has a stable job. . She has a good relationship with her parents as well as her sister. She has a family history of moderate anxiety from her mother and her uncle had a history of panic. As a child she had already shown signs of separation anxiety especially from her mother
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Status is the social position a person occupies within a social group with a role that our society expects us to play in a given status. For example‚ a man may have the status of father in his family. Because of his given status‚ he is expected to fulfill a role for his children‚ and in most societies that would require for him to nurture‚ protect‚ guide‚ and educate them. It is quite the same as having the role as mother. Statutes can vary significantly from culture to culture. However‚ in all
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Status of women in Nepal About half of the world’s population is of women. In the western countries‚ both men and women enjoy equality of rights. But the situation in most of the Asian and African nation’s women is different. There is a large scaled discrimination between men and women. Discrimination starts from home itself‚ parents treat male and female child differently and have expectations based on the cultural differences (Nalini sastry‚ 2000). Nalini reports socializing process is the
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ANXIETY * General term for several disorders that cause nervousness‚ fear‚ apprehension‚ and worrying. * Considered to be a normal reaction to a stressor. ANXIETY DISORDER * a blanket term covering several different forms of a type of common psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive rumination‚ worrying‚ uneasiness‚ apprehension and fear about future uncertainties either based on real or imagined events‚ which may affect both physical and psychological health The Common Anxiety
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Psychology 201 SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER SAD [Type the author name] This research paper is based on a mental health issue called social anxiety disorder. It is also known as social phobia‚ an intense fear of becoming extremely anxious and possibly humiliated in social situations‚ specifically of embarrassing yourself in front of other people. Social anxiety disorder is also known as social phobia. It is defined as the fear of social situations that involve interaction with other people
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major difference between fear and anxiety. Both actions can happen to adults and adolescents at anytime. Either or can cause harm to one because of catching an anxiety attack from being highly afraid of something. They may also be very rewarding‚ do to knowing right from wrong. There are five different types of anxiety which include‚ panic disorder‚ Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ post-traumatic stress disorder‚ phobias‚ and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Anxiety is normally defined as "apprehension
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Does having a lower socio economic status influence the choice to participate in university in Australia? What reasons might there be for this? Low socio economic status is part of the under-represented group in Australia‚ which also consists of ethnic background and indigenous Australians. People who are classified in the low socio economic group generally have poorer education‚ income and occupational status compared to members of the medium and high socio economic group. This group has a
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Socio-econimic status (SES) - Quality and quantity of life is directly linked to socio-economic status – education‚ geographical location‚ occupation‚ employment‚ family status‚ etc. Cultural and social capital is made up of norms and networks that enable people to work together in order to achieve common goals. They are linked to improve educational outcomes because it contributes to social support‚ self-esteem‚ common identification‚ perceptions of control. Different social attitudes improve quality
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