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Anxiety disorder
The document provides an overview of various anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). It discusses the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for each disorder, highlighting the influence of genetic, environmental, and cognitive factors. Additionally, the document emphasizes that effective treatments can enable individuals to lead fulfilling lives despite their anxiety disorders.
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Anxiety disorder
- 1. ANXIETY DISORDER Presented By :-Olivia, Jivtesh and Geeta.
- 2. WHAT IS ANXIETY? Anxiety is a response that prepares us either to Run Or Approach Danger by producing stress hormones.
- 3. Types of Anxiety •Social Anxiety Disorder • Specific Phobias • Agoraphobia
- 4. SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER/ SOCIAL PHOBIA People facing Social Phobia are Scared of Public Interactions and Group Associations.
- 5. Symptoms of socialphobia Does not only include the intense fear of embarrassing oneself in unfamiliar situations such as public presentation, but also has to do with the fear of not meeting societal expectations.
- 6. CAUSES OF SOCIAL PHOBIA •Hereditary • Environmental For example, there is a high possibility that a child born to a parent with anxiety problem will inherit it.
- 7. TREATMENTS OF SOCIAL PHOBIA • Avoiding Negative Thoughts. • Breathing Slowly.
- 8. SPECIFIC PHOBIAS A specificphobia results out of an Irrational Fear or a Meaningless Fear arising as a result of a situation or a specific object.
- 9. These fears rangefrom: • Being confined or left alone in an enclosed area (claustrophobia) • Fear of blood • Fear of Injections
- 10. SYMPTOMS OF SPECIFIC PHOBIA •Intense nervousness. • Lack of concentration.
- 11. CAUSES OF SPECIFIC PHOBIA One’sown life experiences. For example, a person who has been bitten by a dog will develop a fear of dogs. Another fear could also result of a traumatic experience from a car crash.
- 12. TREATMENT FOR SPECIFIC PHOBIAS A psychiatrist or psychologist can help in such situations by constant exposure to that particular situation or that object until the situation no longer triggers the Phobia.
- 13. AGORAPHOBIA: “FEAR OFTHE MARKET PLACE.” It is the fear of being in a particular place where there is absolutely no possibility of escaping in case of an emergency. An example will be travelling in an airplane or in a car.
- 14. SYMPTOMS OF AGORAPHOBIA •Shaking • Sweating • Having chest pains.
- 15. CAUSES OF AGORAPHOBIA Intensivefear that can lead to panic attacks. In situations like this the individual loses control or feels like he is dying.
- 16. TREATMENT OF AGORAPHOBIA •Medications such as Alprazolam and clonazepam relieve fear and anxiety. • Counselling can also help alongside with these medications.
- 17. OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER A Disorderwhich is dominated by persistent, unwanted and disturbing thoughts called obsessions. This creates anxiety that is relieved by ritualistic acts called compulsions. Unwanted and persistent thoughts Ritual Acts obsessions Compulsive
- 18. When Worry becomea Obsession? Don’t we all have worries and doubts? Yes, we do OCD occurs only when: • Worries become obsessions • Followed by excessive rituals • Which in turn starts dominating and controlling
- 19. Commons Compulsions (Repetitive andRitual Acts) • Excessive hand washing • Repetitive checking. • Preoccupied with sexual, violent and religious thoughts. • Rearranging and organizing things. • Extreme hoarding.
- 20. What Causes OCD? Psychologicalfactors • Intruding thoughts and worries • Excessive anxiety and stress Biological Factors • Genetic • Neurological Disorders
- 21. Coping with OCD •Behavioural and cognitive therapy a)Exposure & ritual prevention b)Associative splitting • Medication Includes selective serotonin Reuptake inhibitors and other drugs
- 22. Need to “SWATOUT” OCD • Diagnosed amongst 2% of the population. • Varies in every age and person. • Most common in Children and Teens. Obsessive Cognitive Disorder Personalities
- 23. Need to “SWATOUT” OCD DONOT LET OCD CONTROLS YOUR LIFE , IT’S YOU WHO NEEDS TO CONTROL IT. STOP OCD , STOP DOING THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN
- 24. GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER A Disorder in which a person has feelings of dread and impending doom along with Physical symptoms of stress, which lasts six
- 25. GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER(GAD) People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) go through the day filled with excessive and uncontrollable WORRY and TENSION even though there is little or nothing to provoke it.
- 26. So what does GADlook like? People with GAD often: • Have trouble falling asleep • Startle easily • Have trouble staying asleep • Can’t relax • Have difficulty concentrating • Experience Muscle Pains • Feel irritable • Get easily upset • Snap at people for minor reasons
- 27. How do Peoplewith GAD act in Daily Life (other than worrying)? • Excessive reassurance- seeking • Checking • Information Seeking or List Making • Refusal to delegate to others • Avoidance / Procrastination
- 28. WHAT IS NORMALANXIETY?
- 29. WHAT IS ABNORMALANXIETY?
- 30. CAUSES OF ANXIETYDISORDERS • Genetic • Biological • Developmental • Socio Economic • Workplace Stress
- 31. The first isexperiential: Behaviourists believe that many people may learn their fear or Phobia from an initial experience, such as an embarrassing situation, physical or sexual abuse, or the witnessing of a violent act. Similar subsequent experiences serve to reinforce the fear.
- 32. A second theoryrelated to Cognition or thinking: Cognitive Psychologists see Anxiety as the result of ILLOGICAL and IRRATIONAL THOUGHT PROCESSES.
- 33. IRRATIONAL THOUGHT PROCCESSES Magnification:-Is to make mountains out of Molehills All-or-nothing thinking:- In which a person believes that his or her performance must be perfect or the result will be a total failure. Overgeneralization:- A single negative event interpreted as a never ending pattern of defeat. Minimization:- Giving little or no
- 34. A third theoryfocuses on a biological basis: We know that genetics seems to play a role in the development of some anxiety disorders, and there is evidence that genes play a modest role in GAD. However, GAD (like many mental disorders) is probably the result of a combination of genetic, environmental, psychological, and developmental factors. And, several parts of the brain (including the amygdala and hippocampus) are known to be involved in the production of fear and anxiety. By learning more about how the brain creates fear and anxiety, scientists may be able to devise better treatments for anxiety disorders.
- 35. TREATMENT FOR GAD THERAPY CognitiveTherapy Behavioural Therapy MEDICATIONS The Medications used for GAD include: Anti – Depressants Anti – Anxiety Drugs Beta Blockers
- 36. MEDICATIONS FOR ANXIETYDISORDERS Medications will NOT CURE anxiety disorders, but can keep them under control while the patient receives therapy. With proper treatment, many people with anxiety disorders can lead normal, fulfilling lives!
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Editor's Notes
- #25 People with this disorder think that everything is the end and they cant do anything about it. 6 months / more
- #26 People with this disorder are just plain worriers, they worry about money, their children, their lives, their friends, the dog and anything else that they think might possibly go wrong.
- #28 1) Asking seeralppls opinion befremkin a decision 2) eg calling loved one to see if OK 3) making elaborate to do lists (grocery list, reading all buksbefremkin decision) 4) eg not allowin ny1 else to do chores cz u wna doo it ryt 5) avoiding opportunities / tasks befre completing it so u ha little tym to wry abt it.
- #29 Momentary - transient
- #30 Persistant = continuing, impairment = damage
- #32 http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/miic-mmac/chap_4-eng.php (Little Albert eg.)
- #33 Cognitive Psychologists see Anxiety as the result of ILLOGICAL, IRRATIONAL THOUGHT PROCESSES.
- #34 3) Im not gna talk to any1 czths person didn’t talk to me. 4) 'Minimization is one of the most common ways we reduce our feelings of guilt..."It's not that big of a deal"'
- #35 Write abet about OCD causes.