ANXIETY DISORDER

ANXIETY  DISORDER

overview

It refers to a person’s emotions in the context of anxiety disorder, which they experience when feeling fear, uneasiness, or responding to uncertainty and stress, resulting in sweating, feeling restless, tense, and having a rapid heartbeat. Examples: sitting in an interview, decision-making, etc.

NATURE & DEFINITION

It can affect any age group, according to the (APA) American Psychiatric Association, which said that women are more prone to experience anxiety as compared to men. If a person feels extreme anxiety and tends to last for a minimum of 6 months which somewhere affects a person’s life.

SYMPTOMS

  • The feeling of uneasiness or fear.
  • Struggling in focus.
  • Feeling irritated.
  • Rapid and fast heartbeat.
  • Struggling to sleep.
  • Sweating & shaking.

 CAUSES

  • Chemical gap: hormones like norepinephrine, serotonin, dopamine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) play a vital role in anxiety. A ny Imbalances in these can contribute to the disorder.
  • Brain change: amygdala is a part of our brain that plays a vital role in a person’s life for managing fear and anxiety. According to studies people having anxiety can do activities to increase amygdala activity which will help them to cure anxiety.
  • Genes: Anxiety tends to run biologically. This shows that genetics might play a part. people can increase the risk of developing it if someone is a relative (it can be a biological parent or sibling).
  • Environmental factors: stress over a long period can be responsible for anxiety disorder in a person.

PERSON HAVING ANXIETY 

Emma Stone, Miley Cyrus, Kristen Bell, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kristen Stewart, and Adele are people who are suffering from anxiety.

TREATMENT

  • Psychotherapy includes cognitive behavioral therapy.
  • Health techniques like yoga, and strategies of self-management such as stress management which is a kind of a walkthrough through which a person can treat anxiety.
  • Prescriptions from doctors like antidepressants and antianxiety drugs.Common (SSRIs)Selective serotonin uptake inhibitors,(SNRIs) Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and anxiolytics.Escitalopram,fluoxetine, and paroxetine,Duloxetine and venlafaxine, Quetiapine and aripiprazole,Diazepam and clonazepam,Buspirone.
  • By maintaining proper sleep cycles, engaging yourself in physical activity, healthy dieting meditation.
  • Keep yourself away from alcohol, caffeine, and smoking.
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-KIRAN

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