Anxiety Disorder

By: Trevene Morgan

Thesis Statement

What is anxiety disorder? the types of anxiety disorders and there causes and treatment and

how the affect university students.

What is Anxiety Disorder?

It's natural to worry during stressful times. But some people feel tense and anxious day after day, even

when there is little to worry about.

Anxiety vs. Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences. People feel anxious. Anxiety disorders, however, are different. They can cause such distress

that it interferes with a person's ability to lead a normal life. An anxiety disorder is a serious mental illness. For

people with anxiety disorders, worry and fear are constant and overwhelming, and can be crippling.

Causes of Anxiety Disorder

The exact cause of anxiety disorder is unknown. However Various studies have shown that:

1. Anxiety runs in the families, which means it can be inherited from tone or both parents.

2. Environmental factors (such as a trauma or significant event) may trigger an anxiety disorder in people.

Symptoms of Anxiety Disorder

• Feelings of panic, fear, and uneasiness

•Problems sleeping

•Cold or sweaty hands and/or feet

• Shortness of breath

•Heart palpitations

•Chills or hot flashes

Symptoms of Anxiety Disorder

•An inability to be still and calm

•Dry mouth

•Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet

•Nausea

•Muscle tension

•Dizziness

Types of Anxiety Disorder

•Generalized Anxiety Disorder

•Social Anxiety Disorder

•Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

•Phobia

•Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

This disorder involves excessive, unrealistic worry and tension, even if there is little or

nothing to provoke the anxiety. When this lasts for six months or longer, it may be generalized

anxiety disorder or GAD.

Social anxiety disorder involves overwhelming worry and self-consciousness about everyday social situations. The worry often centres on a fear of being judged by others, or behaving in a way that might cause embarrassment or lead to

ridicule.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Rape, abuse, physical assaults, accidents, or a natural disaster can lead to this type of

anxiety. Symptoms include vivid flashbacks and a loss of interest in activities that were once

enjoyable.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have troubling thoughts they can't control. Some

people feel that they must perform senseless rituals. Common compulsions include excessive hand-

washing and locking the door repeatedly.

Phobias

The word phobia comes from the Greek word for flight, and terror.

Causes

• Traumatic events, like almost drowning can cause a person to be afraid of water.

•Childhood events are the leading causes of phobias.

Eg. Howard Hughes

Near the end of his life, He was so afraid of germs (mysophobia) that he burned his clothes if someone near him got sick, and wore tissue boxes on his feet to protect them.

His phobia probably began in his childhood, when his mother checked him every day for diseases.

1.If you have arachibutyrophobia, you are afraid of:

a) Peanut butter

b) Large buildings

c) Museums

Answer: A

People with this phobia are afraid of peanut butter sticking to the roof of their mouths.

You may have a phobia if you lose:

a) Your phone

b) Your wallet

c) Your keys

Answer: A) your phone

Nomophobia

Which would scare people with agoraphobia?

a) being alone in a house

b) Being around a cat

c) Standing in line at a bank

Answer: People who have this phobia are afraid of being trapped in a busy place, such as a bank, with no way to get out easily.

What is triskaidekaphobia?

a) Fear of the bicycle

b) Fear of the number 13

c) Fear of robots

Answer: B the number 13

Phartophobia - fear of passing gas in public

Peladophobia - fear of bald people

True or False:

Can you have a phobia of having phobia?

Answer: If you are afraid of getting a phobia, you might have phobophobia.

Panic Disorder

People with this condition have feelings of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning. Panic

attacks is associated with all the other types of Anxiety

Panic Attack1. Sweating

2. chest pain

3. palpitations (unusually strong or irregular heartbeats)

4. feeling of choking

5. Feelings which may make the person feel like he or she is having a heart attack or "going crazy."

It cannot be prevented but they are:

1. Avoid caffeine and alcohol

2. Check over the counter medication that many chemicals that can increase anxiety symptoms

3. Seek counselling and support if you start to regularly feel anxious with no apparent cause.

Can Anxiety Disorder be prevented?

ConfrontationConfronting a phobia could make it worse. Therapists

recommend that people face their fears slowly, over time. For example, someone afraid of flying would work up to

getting on a flight.

Other phobia treatments focus on changing negative thoughts and behaviours.

Treatments

Medication

Drugs used to reduce the symptoms of anxiety disorders include anti-depressants and anxiety-

reducing drugs.

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy addresses the emotional response to mental illness. It is a process in which trained mental health

professionals help people by talking through strategies for understanding and dealing with their disorder.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy: This is a particular type of psychotherapy in which the person learns to

recognize and change thought patterns and behaviours that lead to troublesome feelings.

Relaxation therapy

Relaxation techniques that would help to release

Dietary and lifestyle changes

For people who have anxiety disorders, the food they eat causes anxiety attacks. For example, alcoholic beverage, unrefined sugars

Other foods depend on how much you understand you own anxiety. If you have panic attacks, you may want to avoid coffee, because coffee can increase your heart rate and trigger an attack. But if you have more general anxiety, coffee may actually be beneficial.