Generalized Anxiety Disorder is described as constant worrying about money, life stressors, relationships, family and work. When an individual is diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder they have been feeling at least three of the six symptoms for 6 months. Some of the symptoms include; Being irritable, lack of sleep, constant ruminating thoughts, restlessness, not being able to concentrate, shaking and trembling. Individuals that have Generalized Anxiety disorder are often anticipating the worst case scenario when it comes to events and they will have tension on matters that may not be as worry some. “GAD affects 6.8 million adults, or 3.1% of the U.S. population, in any given year.
In this case study researchers examined the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CESD) scale with the care giver population. The CESD scale is consider one of the most common measures of heath research for depressive symptoms, patient and population outcomes. The CESD-10 is widely use in studies, but however researchers indicate of considering a briefer analysis by excluding one both positive word item. Researcher in the studies conducted testing the CESD-10 scale with both Classic Test Theory psychometrics and Rasch analysis because based of their previous concerns about the positively worded items.
An anxiety depression disorder is characterized by repeated anxiety attacks and episodes of depression. This disorder is very difficult to cope with since those who suffer from it often yo-yo between being sad and down to being anxious and agitated. Doctors have a difficult time diagnosing patients with this type of disorder since the symptoms of depression or anxiety are not severe enough for patients to be branded as solely suffering from depression or solely suffering from anxiety. The Causes Many things can cause anxiety and depression, although it is usually the anxiety that starts first before depression sets in.
Most people would argue that a parent should love their child unconditionally no matter what, but how is it that nearly 43% of homeless LGBTQ+ youth were forced out of their homes after coming out? (Seaton Perspective | homeless rates for LGBT teens are alarming, but parents can make a difference) Given this high percentage, it’s easier to understand why so many kids are scared to come out and share themselves. More importantly, they help us understand more about Yasaman, the main character in “Why I Learned To Cook”, a short story by Sara Farizan. In the story, Yasaman, a bisexual girl, faces the same struggle many members of the LGBTQ+ community face, coming out.
Jane has dealt with a lot of pain because she had separated herself from the most important thing in her life by choice, and has been all alone for a long time, also Jane does not have much time on Earth. Love marriages are ideal marriages for teens, but most of the time, the people they choose aren’t accepted by their parents. That’s what happened with Jane Wilson, “ I left my home state of Oregon, Milwaukie to be exact, I had left and came to Michigan where my boyfriend
Why shouldn’t we care less about the mother’s behaviour? Her mother is obviously affecting Jane; she quotes many things that her mother says, such as: “mindless garbage” (Warren, 16), “Get that woman a cheese steak!” (Warren 17), and some more, these might appear arrogant and jealous. But who cares if Jane’s mother is like that? Now Jane knows how to be selective while buying books and maybe in her daily lifestyle, and that you shouldn’t be “thin enough to be a ballerina”
Jane tells John, her husband, what she is feeling, but he does not listen to her and assumes everything is fine ( Gilman 527). John decides to ignore her feelings instead of trying to help her; this suggests that their relationship is not healthy. According to Suess, Jane also has an unhealthy relationship with the medical language. One of the reasons she feels this way is because according to doctors, there is nothing wrong with her health. Mental problems, such as depression, are issues men in the nineteenth century do not seem to be aware of (Suess).
Alyssa Dunnet Article Dissection 1 1) Bui, E., Hoge, E. A., Marques, L., Metcalf, C. A., Morris, L. K, Pollack, M. H., Robinaugh, J. D., Simon, N. M., & Worthington, J. J. (2013). Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation for generalized anxiety disorder: effects on anxiety and stress reactivity. J Clin Psychiatry, 74(8), 786-792. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12m08083. 2) Anxiety disorder is a serious disorder that is accompanied with severe worry and psychological hyperactivity. Although there are several medication used to help treat Anxiety, other may wonder what they can do to decrease the symptoms of anxiety naturally.
1. (a) The drug treatment plan for obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) usually may start with medication such as Anafranil and Prozac, which alter functioning of the serotonin levels to reduce the potency of the symptoms of the disorder. (b) Approximately 40-60 percent of OCD patients show at least 25 to 35 percent reduction in symptoms. Also some patients may show great improvement, but 30 to 50 percent do not respond to the medication, small doses of certain antipsychotic medications may produce significantly greater improvement. (c) Sadly, if medication is discontinued relapse rates are very high (as high as 50 to 90 percent).
SUMMARY Although cognitive behavioral therapy is known as an effective treatment for patients suffering from clinical depression. Despite this, cognitive behavioral therapy is found to not be as effective on religious patients partly due to the emphasis on values like personal autonomy and self-efficacy as necessary for mental health whereas most religious people want to depend on only God for everything. This value discrepancy is a reason why many religious individuals do not seek mental health services and why there is not a reliable sample size of religious populations in most clinical studies.
This journal focus on one of the treatments to treat depression and anxiety by reducing negative thinking and processing thoughts without affecting the person in a profound effect. It describes depression as a leading illness that can affect the person to such a degree that the person does not have proper care for themselves and many times it can lead to suicide. The article also explains how it depression and anxiety can affect the person’s health. It also discusses how it can affect the economy due to lack of work because this illness interferes with their daily life activities. It also describes how negative thinking and how people with depression and anxiety are more likely to remember more the negative events in their life.
I. A small amount of anxiety can be a good thing. A lot of anxiety is when it becomes a problem. “The dividing line is when the fear becomes so great that it causes a lot of distress and/or it makes the person not able to do certain things” says Dr. Bridget Walker. Having a constant or persistent feeling of fear and distress, is known as anxiety.
Overview Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is recognized within the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders as a mental disorder involving obsessive thoughts and repetitive behavior. The cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder is not definitively known however several theories ranging from genetics to environment have been proposed and supported. There are several treatment options for managing obsessive-compulsive disorder including medications, psychotherapy, surgery and ECT. There are several comorbid disorders associated with the disorder, most of which may develop due to dealing with the chronic symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and a couple related disorders which have symptoms similar in nature to those
The first diagnosis that I chose for Suzy was Major Depressive Disorder, recurrent/moderate. According to Dinger, Barrett, Zimmermann, Schauenburg, Wright, Renner, Mano and Barber (2015) “Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a clinically and etiologically heterogeneous condition evidencing wide symptomatic and response variability” (pg. 93). The DSM-5 then goes into more details regarding the wide symptoms that Dinger et al hinted to. According to DSM-5, Major Depressive Disorder is characterized by insomnia, fatigue, somatic complaints, sleep disturbances, depressed mood, and loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities. I chose Major Depressive Disorder because of the symptoms that Suzy described experiencing nearly every day prior
Susan is a 32 year old Japanese female who enters treatment for what she calls “anxiety attacks”. She tells you that, “What if I have one of those awful attacks when I am at the store. What if it happens at a restaurant? Oh my gosh, what if I faint at my daughter’s school.
