Binita Thapa

General Psychology : PSY 101-05

T TH 12:00 – 01:30 PM

Anxiety Disorders

A continuous state of anxiety is a marked feeling of apprehension, dread or uneasiness. People who suffer from extreme anxiety are miserable most of the time and their behavior becomes distorted and self-defeating. They have pervasive feelings of stress, insecurity, inferiority, unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life.

Though anxiety and fear are normal emotions, a problem exists when intense or persistent anxiety prevents people from doing what they want or need to do. When a person’s anxieties are out of control he or she simply cannot stop worrying.

Join now!

Types of anxiety based disorders :

  1. Generalized anxiety disorder: A person with this disorder are excessively anxious and worried for at least six months and suffers typical complain of sweating, racing heart, clammy hands, dizziness, upset stomach, rapid breathing, irritability and poor concentration. Women are more prone to his disorder.

  1. Panic disorder: A kind of disorder where people have sudden attacks of intense fear or unexpected panic. During this attack victims experience intense symptoms such as a racing heart, chest pain, trembling and shaking or feelings of unreality or loosing control.
...

This is a preview of the whole essay