PPT-Students with Anxiety Disorders

The Need Anxiety DisordersAny type According to National Institute of Mental Health NIMH 2010 251 of 1318 year olds have an anxiety disorder and 59 have a severe anxiety disorder. Chapter 6. Anxiety Disorders. . Def: . behaviors . that include phobias, obsessions, compulsions and extreme worry. People with an anxiety disorder share a pre-occupation with , or persistent avoidance of thoughts or situations that provoke fear or anxiety, and frequently have a negative impact on aspects of a person’s life.. Barbara J Howard, MD. bhoward@chadis.com. Definition of Anxiety. “Emotional uneasiness associated with the anticipation of danger”. Livingston, 1991. Anxiety is Necessary. Survival: fight or flight. Dr. Tina R. Paone, LPC, Associate Professor of Counselor Education, Monmouth University (. tpaone@monmouth.edu. ) . Lara Zwilling, . MHS, VSP, . LMHC,.  . Coordinator, Counseling Center, Santa Fe . College (. Care: A . Review. Arun V. Ravindran, MB, MSc, PhD, FRCPC, . FRCPsych. Professor and Director, Global Mental Health and Office of . Fellowship . Training, Department . of . Psychiatry; . Graduate Faculty, Department of Psychology and Institute of Medical . Definitions . Anxiety – . apprehension over an . anticipated . problem. Fear – . reaction to . immediate. danger. Both involve sympathetic nervous system arousal. Both are adaptive but when they arise inappropriately misery can follow. L. Podawiltz,. MS, DO. Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (UNTHSC). The University of North Texas Health Science . Center. John Peter Smith Health . Network. What is anxiety?. Marion Weeks. Jenks High School. Anxiety Disorders in general. Diagnosis occurs when overwhelming anxiety disrupts social or occupational functioning or produces significant distress.. Manifestations of anxiety. Panic Disorder. Phobias. Anxiety is a normal part of life. Anxiety, worry, and stress are all a part of most people's life today. But . simply experiencing anxiety or stress in and of itself does not mean you need to get professional help or you have an anxiety disorder. Definition. Normal anxiety. Anxiety symptom. Anxiety disorders. generalized anxiety disorder. panic disorder . phobias. obsessive compulsive disorder. acute stress and post traumatic stress disorders. MOOD. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES. Identify the behavioral patterns that psychologists label as anxiety disorders.. Explain what causes anxiety disorders.. Describe several theories that try to explain mood disorders. . Florence A. . Ochanda. MA Counselling . Psychology. Webinar: Uncertain times: Managing Anxiety. Introduction. Understanding uncertainty. Features and impact of uncertainty. Understanding how uncertainty fuels anxiety. The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the prevention, treatment and cure of anxiety disorders and to improve th Anxiety disorders areThey are characterized by persistent, irrational, and overwhelming worry, fear, and anxiety that interfere with daily activities. These are real disorders that affect how the brai ANXIETY DISORDERS KEY FACTSNine to 15 percent of U.S. childrentoms that interfere with their day-1996; Bernstein and Shaw, 1997).Up to 15 percent of female and 6percent of male children and adoles-der