Anxiety Disorder
What is it?
Anxiety Disorder is a condition generally distinguished by tenacious, excessive distress and anxiousness.
Anxiety Disorder fits in the category of Anxiety based disorders as it is centred around feelings of anxiety and fear.[1] How does this affect teens?A wide survey of adolescent mental health showed that approximately 8% of teens aged 13-18 have an anxiety disorder. This is a concern for teens as only 18% of the 8% received mental health care.[2]
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Symptoms
In Schacter, Gilbert, and Wegner's book of Psychology: Second Edition, anxiety disorder is characterized as:
"Chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or more of the following symptoms: "[3]
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Support for anxiety
Below are resources to help cope with anxiety found in Melbourne, Australia: [5]
Panic Anxiety Mood Guide The Panic anxiety Mood Guide is a local Psychologist in Richmond, Victoria and can be contacted at Email: pamguide.com.au
Phone: (03) 9420 1414 |
Melbourne Cognitive Psychology
Melbourne Cognitive Psychology is located in central Melbourne and can be contacted at: Opening Hours Monday - Friday 8am - 8pm Saturday 10am - 5pm. Melbourne
Phone: 1300 798 598 Fax: (03) 9667 0149 Email: [email protected] Website: http://melbournepsychology.net.au/Index.html |
Your research must include:
[1] Definition: What is the issue? Define it. What category of mental illness is it?
[2] Discussion: How does this issue affect teenagers? Why is it a concern for them? Describe the symptoms. What factors contribute or cause the development of your mental illness?
[3] Statistics: Discuss how prevalent is it in the community, and in particular, how many people are affected by your mental illness among teenagers? Must use data/statistics.
[4] Treatments: Outline the types of treatment that are available for people experiencing this mental illness. What treatments or combination of treatments are most effective?
[5] Support services: Briefly describe 2 resources, products and/or services available for young people that are available for people with your mental illness
[1] Definition: What is the issue? Define it. What category of mental illness is it?
[2] Discussion: How does this issue affect teenagers? Why is it a concern for them? Describe the symptoms. What factors contribute or cause the development of your mental illness?
[3] Statistics: Discuss how prevalent is it in the community, and in particular, how many people are affected by your mental illness among teenagers? Must use data/statistics.
[4] Treatments: Outline the types of treatment that are available for people experiencing this mental illness. What treatments or combination of treatments are most effective?
[5] Support services: Briefly describe 2 resources, products and/or services available for young people that are available for people with your mental illness