
Anxiety
Everyone feels anxious now and then, it’s the brain’s way of responding to stress. Anxiety disorders differs from normal feelings of nervousness and involve excessive fear or anxiety. Anxiety disorders interfere with daily activities and there are several types of anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and various phobia-related disorders. Individuals may display excessive anxiety or worry, most days for at least 6 months. Symptoms may include : Feeling restless, or on-edge, feeling easily fatigued, having difficulty concentrating or having difficulties controlling feelings of worry.
Individuals with a Panic disorder have recurrent unexpected panic attacks. These unexpected attacks are an overwhelming combination of physical and psychological distress. Symptoms can include fear of losing control, increased or rapid heart rate and/or feeling of shortness of breath or smothering sensations.
A phobia is an irrational and excessive fear of an object or situation and can occur through exposure to the feared object or situation, or sometimes merely through thinking about the feared object. The types of phobias can include the fear of being trapped in an inescapable place or situation and the fear of social situations includes an extreme and pervasive fear of social situations.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that causes repeated unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions) or the urge to do something over and over again (compulsions). Some individual can experience both. These symptoms can interfere with all aspects of life, such as work, school, and personal relationships. The presence of obsession and/or compulsions are time-consuming (more than one hour a day), cause major distress, and impair work, social or other important function.
Trauma
Trauma is defined as a psychological or emotional response to an event or an experience that is deeply distressing or disturbing. Trauma can result from a single event or a series of events and circumstances. Individuals can experience trauma through various experiences such as abuse, attacks, accidents, neglect, separation, grief and even vicariously.
PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder), may develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event. Symptoms usually begin early, within 3 months of the traumatic incident, but can also begin years later. Symptoms must last more than a month and be severe enough to interfere with relationships or work to be considered PTSD. Symptoms include intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, and changes in physical and emotional reactions.
Everyone feels anxious now and then, it’s the brain’s way of responding to stress. Anxiety disorders differs from normal feelings of nervousness and involve excessive fear or anxiety. Anxiety disorders interfere with daily activities and there are several types of anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and various phobia-related disorders. Individuals may display excessive anxiety or worry, most days for at least 6 months. Symptoms may include : Feeling restless, or on-edge, feeling easily fatigued, having difficulty concentrating or having difficulties controlling feelings of worry.
Individuals with a Panic disorder have recurrent unexpected panic attacks. These unexpected attacks are an overwhelming combination of physical and psychological distress. Symptoms can include fear of losing control, increased or rapid heart rate and/or feeling of shortness of breath or smothering sensations.
A phobia is an irrational and excessive fear of an object or situation and can occur through exposure to the feared object or situation, or sometimes merely through thinking about the feared object. The types of phobias can include the fear of being trapped in an inescapable place or situation and the fear of social situations includes an extreme and pervasive fear of social situations.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that causes repeated unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions) or the urge to do something over and over again (compulsions). Some individual can experience both. These symptoms can interfere with all aspects of life, such as work, school, and personal relationships. The presence of obsession and/or compulsions are time-consuming (more than one hour a day), cause major distress, and impair work, social or other important function.
Trauma
Trauma is defined as a psychological or emotional response to an event or an experience that is deeply distressing or disturbing. Trauma can result from a single event or a series of events and circumstances. Individuals can experience trauma through various experiences such as abuse, attacks, accidents, neglect, separation, grief and even vicariously.
PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder), may develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event. Symptoms usually begin early, within 3 months of the traumatic incident, but can also begin years later. Symptoms must last more than a month and be severe enough to interfere with relationships or work to be considered PTSD. Symptoms include intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, and changes in physical and emotional reactions.