Separation Anxiety Disorder
symptoms |
treatment |
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Separation Anxiety Disorder
symptoms |
refusing to sleep alone, nightmares with theme of seperation, intesnst worry when away from home/family, refusing to go to school |
treatment |
psychotherapy, medication (SSRIs) |
stigma |
diminished self-worth and confidence, feel socially disconnected from peers |
examples |
being left at daycare, entering school, left with abysitters, staying overnight at someone's house |
Specific Phobias
symptoms |
sweating, trembling, hot flushes or chills, choking sensation, rapid heartbeat |
treatment |
exposure therapy |
stigma |
an exaggeration, any fear is considered a phobia, |
examples |
arachnophobia, tropophobia, acrophobia |
panic disorder
symptoms |
pounding/racing heart, sweating, chills, trembling, breathing problems, sense of impending doom, fear of loss of control or death |
treatment |
talk therapy, CBT, SSRIs, SNRIs |
stigma |
overreacting, emotionally fragile or unstable |
examples |
worrying they will faint, embarrass themselves, have a heart attack, die, go crazy |
generalized anxiety disorder
symptoms |
Feeling restless, wound-up, or on-edge, Being easily fatigued, Having difficulty concentrating; mind going blank, Being irritable, Having muscle tension, Difficulty controlling feelings of worry |
treatments |
talk therapy or psychological counseling, antidepressants |
stigma |
suffer serious social or professional problems, being seen as “crazy” or “insane” |
examples |
minor matters (will I arrive on time?) health and safety of loved ones, personal health and safety, work or school, money and paying bills, appearance, friendships and relationships, community affairs, politics, the environment |
Anxiety disorder due to another medical condition
symptoms |
muscle tension, heart palpitations, sweating, dizziness, or difficulty catching the breath |
treatments |
medications, psychotherapy |
stigma |
being seen as weak or crazy, seen as any other issue |
examples |
panic attack that leads to heart attack |
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selective mutism
symptoms |
Expression of a desire to speak that is held back by anxiousness, fear, or embarrassment, Fidgeting, eye contact avoidance, lack of movement or lack of expression when in feared situations, Use of nonverbal communication to express needs (e.g., nodding head, pointing) |
treatment |
psychotherapy; management programs, medication |
stigma |
think they are rude, not bieng provided sufficient social stimulation |
examples |
being verbally free and open at home but completely or mostly nonverbal at school or around strangers, being paralyzed with fear when unable to speak |
Social Anxiety Disorder
symptoms |
blushing, fast heartbeat, trembling, sweating, nausea, fear of situations where one may be udged, worrying about being embarrassed or humiliated, intense fear when talking to strangers |
treatment |
psychological counseling, talk therapy, medication |
stigma |
low self-esteem, low self-efficacy |
examples |
difficult to start conversations, date, make eye contact, interact with strangers, go to school/work |
agoraphobia
symptoms |
fear of: leaving home alone, crowds, waiting in line, enclosed spaces, open spaces, public transportation |
treatment |
CBT, antidepressants, anti-anxiety medication |
stigma |
fear that their anxiety is not severe enough, |
examples |
scared of having a panic attack while driving will lead to avoiding other means of transportation |
substance/medication-induced anxiety disorder
symptoms |
have to be causing a great deal of emotional upset or significantly affecting the person's life, including their work or social life, or another part of their life that is important |
treatments |
SoAD, SSRIs |
stigma |
inability to afford the cost of care, believing that the problems could be handled without treatment, not knowing where to go for services, concerns about confidentiality, that it might cause neighbors or the community to have a negative opinion, that it might cause a negative effect on a person's job, fear of being committed, inadequate or no coverage of mental health treatme, and thinking that treatment would not help |
examples |
Substance-induced delirium Substance-induced persisting dementia Substance-induced persisting amnestic disorder Substance-induced psychotic disorder Substance-induced mood disorder Substance-induced anxiety disorder Hallucinogen persisting perceptual disorder Substance-induced sexual dysfunction Substance-induced sleep disorder |
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