Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Abstract

This paper discusses the Generalize Anxiety disorder and its treatment by the cognitive behavior therapy. Further this explores the GAD Treatment based on aforementioned Cognitive Behavioral Model, and Patient's awareness of Self-Maintaining Cycle where the core Beliefs underlies Conditional Beliefs. The flow model describes that how the patients suffer from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and the factors which are responsible for this disorder.

Generalized anxiety disorder

Introduction

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is referred to as worry and anxiety which is often without a discernible source, and can increase a person's risk of victimization. According to Internet Mental Health, approximately 3% of all U.S. adults experience GADS at any given time, with a lifetime prevalence rate of 5%. In addition, GAD will vary in degree throughout a person's lifetime, and two out of every three people with GAD are female (Abosh, 1996).

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) involves anxiety, along with phobias specific (oriented toward a particular object), the phobia of socialization, the agoraphobia, obsessive compulsive disorder, the posttraumatic stress disorder, and the panic disorder or (Gopsert, 2004).

It is characterized by a pattern of worry and anxiety frequent and persistent on a variety of events or activities. It is marked and persistent fear of one or more situations social or public performances in which the person is exposed to people outside the family environment or to possible scrutiny by others. Have excessive fear of humiliation or embarrassment in various social scenes, and to speak in public, urinating in a public bathroom (Also called "shy bladder) and talk on a date. It can be a chronic and disabling. The symptoms must extend at least 6 months to make the diagnosis. Psychological symptoms are chronic and exaggerated worry, restlessness, tension and irritability, apparently without cause, or more intense than would be reasonable in this situation. The people who have it may also have trouble concentrating and difficulty sleeping (be the first to be affected in any condition), often physical signs usually appear, such as tremors, headache, dizziness, agitation, muscle tension, pain or discomfort, abdominal discomfort and sweating (Nicholson, 1998). The TAG is probably caused by a combination of biological and life circumstances. Many people who suffer also experience other medical conditions, including depression and / or panic, which seem to involve changes in brain chemical processes, in particular abnormalities in the levels of serotonin. It is common in such patients carry drug strips, usually benzodiazepines to relieve anxiety, sudden outbreak of course, not to carry the drugs can be a cause of anxiety for them.

Case of Anxiety Disorder and Role of Cognitive Behavior Model

Erica never dated much throughout high school. When she was 21 years old she met John. John seemed to be a great guy at first. Erica felt that she could depend on John, and he took care of things for Erica when her fears and physical symptoms flared up and at times disabled her. John would reassure her that she was physically safe when she felt ...