PPT-Anxiety disorders Definition

Anxiety is a normal response to stressful or fearful circumstances causing activation of neurobiological systems that allows an individual to adapt or manage the stressful situation Anxiety disorder occur when the anxiety is excessive leading to irrational. Disorders. Source: <www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml>. Copyright © Notice: The materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas Tech University.. 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. 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 . MRCPsych. Course HENW. Learning Objectives for the Session. The overall aim of the session is for . trainees . to gain an overview of . anxiety in later life. By the end of the sessions:. Trainees should understand the . Kheradmand. . M.D.. Assistant Professor . of . Shahid. . Beheshti. Medical University. When does anxiety become a disorder?. Anxiety is a normal human response to objects, situations or events that are threatening. 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. 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. . Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety. – vague feelings of apprehension and nervousness. Specific Anxiety Disorders:. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. (. GAD. )– persistent, unexplained feelings of apprehension and tenseness (. Types of Anxiety Disorders. Disorders are characterized by excessive or inappropriate anxiety reactions.. Major types. Phobias. Panic disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. = deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.. Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). = a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms; extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.. 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 Douglas Green MD. Presenter Disclosure. Presenter: . Douglas Green. Relationships with financial sponsors:. •Any direct financial relationships, including receipt of honoraria:. . Not applicable. •Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus: . anx·i·e·ty. . /aNGˈzīədē/. A. feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.. D. esire to do something, typically accompanied by unease..