Depression and Anxiety Sarah Gartin COM/155 March 17‚ 2013 Tressa Cook Gray [APA style looks good!] Depression and Anxiety Depression and anxiety are two common disorders that many Americans deal with day in and day out. So‚ individual Americans may ask‚ are we anxious‚ or are we depressed? Anxiety and depression are thought of as two distinct disorders. However‚ in this world‚ many people suffer from both conditions. Knowing the similarities‚ differences‚ treatments‚ and prevention/reduction
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feeling state involving thoughts‚ physiological changes‚ and an outward expression or behavior. There are three basic components of emotion which are physical: arousal of the nervous system while we are not consciously aware of it‚ Cognitive: interpretation of a stimulus or felling‚ and behavioral: the fact that people cry when they are sad and smile when they are happy. The first cognitive theory of emotion was proposed by James Lange and it is called the somatic theory. This theory states that the body
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Cognitive behavioural therapy is a combination of behavioural strategies and cognitive therapy (Zayfert‚ 2006). Aaron T. Beck was the founder of cognitive behavioural therapy in 1963‚ initially his work focused on depression. The basic principles of cognitive behavioural therapy are people’s thoughts‚ emotions and behaviours and all work together in a unified system (Curwen.B‚ 2000). B. Curwen states: “That thoughts can lead to emotions and behaviour; and that emotional disorders arise
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research topic: anxiety levels Manju‚ Sudheesh‚ Steffi Knes 204 For: Jennie Bradford April 17.2013 Sports and performance anxiety often go hand-in-hand. Anxiety before or during athletic competitions can hinder your performance as an athlete. The coordinated movement required by athletic events becomes increasingly difficult when your body is in a tense state. A certain level of physical arousal is helpful and prepares us for competition. But when the physical symptoms of anxiety are too great
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and Less Common Psychological Disorders Many people often confuse normal and abnormal psychology because a lot of people know only about the abnormal behaviors. Everyone has psychology whether it is normal or abnormal. The abnormal form of psychology consists of disturbances‚ disorders‚ and destructive behaviors. There are several common psychological disorders‚ much more than the less common. One of the top common mental illnesses is Anxiety Disorders. These disorders are those that individuals respond
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"Stress and anxiety" Introduction: Over the years stress management has become a big factor or part in our lives and how we cope with on a daily basis can be really challenging. One of the biggest problems is learning how to recognize this problem and dealing with it. After extensive research that doctors have gone through‚ it is now becoming less challenging because of the new techniques and methods. Making society aware of the potential threats of stress and anxieties is basic the most basic
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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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Criteria Conversion disorder is classified as a conversion disorder or a dissociative disorder depending on the diagnostic criteria used. The DSM-5 classifies conversion disorder as a somatoform disorder‚ whereas the 10th edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) classifies conversion disorder as a dissociative disorder. With the publication of the DSM-5 in 2013‚ the association between somatoform and dissociative disorders was acknowledged
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DSM-5 Criteria According to the DSM-5‚ there must be persistent deficits in social communication and interactions that affect multiple instances to satisfy Criteria A (Nolen-Hoeksema‚ 2017). Deficits in social-emotions include inability to hold a normal conversation‚ to initiative as well as a response to social interactions‚ and expressing shared interests (Nolen-Hoeksema‚ 2017). Deficits in verbal and nonverbal communicative behaviors consist “abnormalities in eye contact and body language”‚ lack
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Conversion Disorder Formerly known as "Hysteria‚" and also called Pseudoneurologic Syndrome‚ Hyterical Neurosis‚ or Psychogenic Disorder‚ Conversion Disorder is a type of Somatoform disorder. Symptoms occur that commonly resemble those of neurological disorders such as stroke‚ multiple sclerosis or epilepsy‚ but seemingly happen without corresponding bodily damage‚ and there are no existing physical disorders. Medical tests on people that have this disorder are either normal or they are unable
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