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Anxiety
Published in Charles Theisler, Adjuvant Medical Care, 2023
Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders in North America. Anxiety is feelings of excessive worry, fear, apprehension, and uncertainty without a known stimulus. Experiencing anxiety from time to time is a normal part of life. Anxiety can be accompanied by physiological changes such as sweating, pallor, rapid heart beat (> 100 BPM), or tremor. Anxiety is often present when facing a problem at home or at work, before and after making an important decision, or before taking a test or having a job interview. Individuals should seek medical help when intense anxiety or panic interferes with tasks.
Psychological Effects of COVID-19
Published in Hanadi Talal Ahmedah, Muhammad Riaz, Sagheer Ahmed, Marius Alexandru Moga, The Covid-19 Pandemic, 2023
Binish Khaliq, Mehvish Azam, Ahmed Akrem, M. Yasin Ashraf, Sumera Anwar, Arif Malik, Samina Yaqoob, Hawa Ze Jaafar
There are some other factors that cause anxiety. Students that did not live with their family members exhibited a 3.3 times greater possibility of having depressive disorders as compared to students that are living with their family members. Previous research showed that higher levels of emotional and anxiety risk factors in adults are because of the death of parents in their childhood, parent’s psychological disorders or mental illness, and not living with their parents [66]. It was studied that students belongs to family whose income is less than 2500 ETB, they had 2.8 times greater risk factors to suffered in anxiety and fear as compared to counterparts, that might increase the psychological and economic stress. This is supported by a survey completed among student colleges in China [66]. Students whose relatives being suspected to COVID-19 have greater risk factors of developing anxiety, that might be associated with high contagiousness infection of coronavirus pneumonia [79]. Furthermore, this research also represented major issues that rise the stress disorders related to COVID-19 among university students. The students that suffered from depressive and anxious disorders showed 2.3 and 2.8 more risk of having stress as compared to students that did not suffer from depression and anxiety. This is due to the distribution of fake news about health, societal issues, and financial pressure of COVID-19. This result is link with the current status of COVID-19 and psychological health outcomes [80].
Communication: a person-centred approach
Published in Nicola Neale, Joanne Sale, Developing Practical Nursing Skills, 2022
Anxiety management techniques include: explanation of the process of anxiety and the symptoms experienced;breathing control;relaxation therapy;challenging of cognition (thoughts);mindfulness;assertiveness training.
Twelve tips for medical students experiencing an interruption in their academic progress
Published in Medical Teacher, 2022
Sandra E. Carr, Ben J. Canny, Andy Wearn, Dianne Carmody, Antonio Celenza, Basia Diug, Michelle Leech, Tim J. Wilkinson
Look at how you have coped when faced with adversity at other times- pick out your strengths and avoid falling into traps of unhelpful behaviours. Think about how you would treat a friend undertaking this challenge and treat yourself with the same self-compassion. (Jeffrey 2019) Plan to look after your general well-being including exercise, diet and getting adequate sleep. Look at ways to ensure there is a work/life balance in your plan so that you have enough time in each day to rest (Kemp et al. 2019) Build resilience by taking on small challenges and build your capacity to face the ups and downs of meeting goals (Chan et al. 2020). Work at developing a positive and ‘can do’ mindset. Consider exploring psychological techniques to deal with anxiety and stress. It may be necessary to try a few to find one that suits you.
Identifying and Treating Anxiety in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder/Intellectual Developmental Disorder: A Review
Published in Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2022
Ashley T. Winch, Samantha J. Klaver, Samantha Simpson, Catrina A. Calub, Kristi Alexander
Recent research suggests that anxiety disorders and anxiety-related symptoms are among the most common co-occurring mental health difficulties for children and adolescents with ASD, regardless of their intellectual functioning (Bellini, 2006; Hansen et al., 2018; Hossain et al., 2020; Kirsch et al., 2020). In the first systematic description of ASD within a sample of 11 children, published by Kanner (1943), it was noted that all children exhibited substantial anxiety symptoms. Since the publication of Kanner’s (1943) seminal work describing ASD, a breadth of research has continued to find robust links between anxiety and ASD (Asperger, 1944as cited in Asperger, 1991; MacNeil et al., 2009; Van Steensel et al., 2011; Van Steensel & Heeman, 2017), though contemporary prevalence rates vary extensively. Clinically significant anxiety is estimated to be present in 40 to 69% of children and adolescents with ASD (Kerns et al., 2020; Van Steensel et al., 2011). Specific anxiety disorders in this population often include specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder (Leyfer et al., 2006; Magiati et al., 2017; Van Steensel & Heeman, 2017). For individuals with co-occurring IDD, anxiety prevalence rates are estimated to be even higher, up to 62.2% (Gobrial, 2019; Green et al., 2015).
Anxiety Sensitivity and Panic Disorder: Evaluation of the Impact of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2021
Andressa da Silva Behenck, Ana Cristina Wesner, Luciano Santos Pinto Guimaraes, Gisele Gus Manfro, Carolina Blaya Dreher, Elizeth Heldt
Anxiety is a vague and troubling feeling of discomfort or fear that is accompanied by physiological symptoms (Sadock et al., 2016). The source of this discomfort is often nonspecific or unknown to the person affected, which generates apprehension caused by anticipation of danger, which enables the person to deal with a supposed threat (Herdman & Kamitsuru, 2018). Although anxiety is part of the normal reactions of human beings that help the decision-making needed to deal with vital events, it is considered a symptom of mental disorder when it becomes excessive in intensity and frequency, with a negative impact on activities of daily living (American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2014). Understanding anxiety reactions are complex, and studies that contribute to the comprehension of the genesis of anxiety disorders and response to treatment are both relevant and current.