Topics: Disorders : Anxiety
Anxiety has been defined as a feeling of fear, dread, or apprehension that arises without a clear or appropriate real-life justification. Some authorities differentiate anxiety from true fear in that the latter is experienced in response to an actual threat or danger, such as those to one's physical safety. Anxiety, on the other hand, may arise in response to apparently innocuous situations, or may be out of proportion to the actual degree of the external stress. Generally, intense, persistent, or chronic anxiety that is not justified in response to real-life stresses, and that interferes with the individual's functioning, is regarded as a manifestation of mental disorder. Anxiety is a symptom in many mental disorders, including schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, and so on, but in phobias and other anxiety disorders proper, anxiety is the primary (and frequently the only) symptom.
Acute Stress
Introduced in 1994 as a new diagnoses in the DSM-IV, Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is caused by exposure to severe trauma, which is defined as a stressor that causes intense fear and, usually, involves threats to life or serious injury to oneself or others.
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Management
A listing of web sites dealing with treatment options for those suffering from (or care-givers) Anxiety and Panic.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing,
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Obsessive-Compulsive
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an illness that causes people to have unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and to repeat certain behaviors (compulsions) over and over again.
Personal Pages,
Support Groups,
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Personal Pages
Personal Stories dealing with the problems of Anxiety and Panic.
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Phobias
A phobia is an intense or irrational or inappropriate fear or an object, person, organism or situation, of a degree that interferes with normal life.
Agoraphobia,
Arachnophobia,
Claustrophobia,
Dentophobia,
Emetophobia,
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Post-traumatic Stress
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a considered a mental disorder that occurs as a result of severe or sustained psychological trauma.
Associations,
Management,
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Selective Mutism
Sites in this category deal with this psychiatric disorder that is characterized by consistent failure to speak in select social settings in which there is an expectation to speak; such as school.
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Self-Help
A listing of web sites intended to provide self-help options for persons suffering from (or care-givers) Anxiety and Panic.
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Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) involves the fear of being humiliated or embarrassed in front of other people.
Support Groups,
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Support Groups
For sites representing physical or online support groups for those suffering from anxiety and panic disorders, and their care-givers.
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