General Anxiety Disorder Case Study

Abstract

Generalized Anxiety Disorder, commonly called (GAD) can affect anyone at any age. One needs to understand why General Anxiety disorder is classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). What can cause general anxiety disorder as well as its originality? How a client/patient that is suffering from general anxiety disorder can seek treatment, as what if and the preventive measures may be. If there are any differences between cultures that may help or hinder treatment, causes or preventive measures, if one culture or gender is more likely to suffer from general anxiety disorder over another. The final view point will come from the Christian worldview perspective. General Anxiety Disorder

Introduction

Commonly men experience more of the psychological symptoms like irritability, always worrying about future danger even when there is not any, they also can experience more fatigue. Women will experience more physical symptoms like chest pain, rapid heartbeat, as well as shortness of breath. However none of the above examples are strictly limited to one gender or the other. Both genders can also experience difficulty sleeping, restlessness, dizziness, cold hands as well as dry mouth. (Zanni,

However, it has been proven that Freud discussed general anxiety disorder as “anxiety neurosis” as early as 1920, without any basic cause for the anxiety (Garfinkle & Behar, 2012). General anxiety disorder is most prevalent in Western society and culture. (Comer, 2014) With general anxiety disorder getting its foot-hold on a person during childhood, adolescence and at times in early adulthood (Comer, 2014), “about five percent of people will suffer from GAD in their lifetime.” (Zanni, 2014) Many researchers have proven that women are affected by general anxiety disorder twice as much then