ANXIETY
DESCRIPTION
A common acute or chronic fearful emotion with associated physical symptoms
Categories include:
- Acute situational anxiety: Reponse to a recent stressfull event
- Adjustment disorder: Persistent trouble adapting after a stressful event that lasts 6 months
- Generalized anxiety disorder: Persistent underlying anxiety or adjustment disorder with anxious mood that lasts more then
6 months
- Panic disorder: Repeating unexpected attacks with concern about additional attacks in the future that leads to fear of
people
- Post-traumatic stress disorder: Repeating flashbacks or nightmares of terrible events experienced by a person that survived
and is usually associated with panic attacks and major depression.
- Social phobia: Persistent fear and avoidance of performance or social situations in which the person is exposed to strangers.
- Obsessive compulsive disorder: Persistent unwanted and disturbing thoughts and recurrent behavioural patterns which interfere
with daily life.
SYSTEM AFFECTED
Nervous
INCIDENCE/PREVALENCE IN USA
This is the most common psychiatric disorder in America affecting 40 million americans
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: May vary with type and not all present in each case
- Unrealistic or excessive anxiety or worry
- Sense of inevitable harm
- Nervousness
- Instability
- High pulse
- Choking feeling
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Nausea and Abdominal pain
- Back aches
- Trembling
RISK FACTORS:
- Social and financial problems
- Medical illness
- Family history
- Lack of social support
TREATMENT
Seek professional help for treatment with antidepressants and/or anti anxiety medications
Try these tips for Anxiety therapy...
PANIC AWAY METHODS
CONQUER STRESS, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
STRESS RELIEF TIPS
EASE ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS
BEAT FEAR
