1. Anxiety Aleece Carroll Arkansas State University

2. What is it?
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks
Most commonly seen with anxiety disorder
A lot of times self-diagnosed

3. Possible Signs of Anxiety
Excessive worry
Stage Fright
Sleep Problems
Self-Consciousness
Lying awake worried, or agitated
Panic attacks
More commonly than not
Flashbacks of a disturbing events
Irrational Fears
Perfectionism
Muscle Tension
Compulsive behaviors
Constant clenching of jaw, etc.
Self-doubt
Chronic indigestion
constantly

4. Who can have anxiety? Anybody can have anxiety
Infants and toddlers have been known to suffer from extreme separation anxiety from the mother/father or another family member
Lasts days to months, or until child overcomes fear of certain person leaving
Child will sometimes cry until passing out or vomiting if anxious enough

5. Who actually suffers from anxiety?
Everyone close to the person that has anxiety suffers along with them
It is not easy to watch someone you love be anxious and nervous, over and over again for what appears to be no reason
If you are close enough, you are losing sleep with them as they stay awake having anxious thoughts or attacks
When they go to doctor or ER visits, you are usually missing school or work to attend with them.

6. Types of Anxiety: Agoraphobia Panic Disorder Acute Stress Disorder
Post-Partum Anxiety
Adjustment Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Selective Mutism
Excoriation
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
Hoarding Disorder
Specific Phobia
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Substance Induced Anxiety
Other Medical Disorders
Trichotillomania

7. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Think about their imperfections for several hours a day
Obsess and worry to where they won’t leave their house in fear others will notice these imperfections
1 in 50 people have Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Do not believe when others tell them they look beautiful, handsome, or fine

8. Hoarding Everything is typically a mess and disorganized
When people excessively save things that others would deem worthless
Ex. Newspaper from every day since 1943
The person experiences a panic attack at the mere thought of throwing them away
Everything is typically a mess and disorganized

9. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts and behaviors that the person feels the urge to repeat over and over
Chronic, long-lasting
Higher risk of developing OCD if a parent, sibling or child has it

10. Post-Partum Anxiety
When the new mother feels anxious, unsafe, or threatened for unexplained reasons
Typically a fear of the baby dying
Won’t sleep until she passes out
Won’t let the baby out of her sight
Sometimes goes days without bathing or even eating
Fear of the baby being taken from her
won’t accept help, not even from dad

11. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Disorder that somebody develops after experiencing a shocking, scary, or dangerous event
Sometimes skittish, jumpy, and refuse to be in crowds
Also sometimes avoid certain genders, loud noises, and rooms without more than one exit
Can be caused from being in the military, rape, kidnapping, a fire, car accident, shooting, abuse, etc.

12. Social Anxiety Disorder
Intense anxiety or fear of being judged, negatively evaluated, or rejected in a social or performance situation
Affects approximately 15 million adults
2nd most diagnosed anxiety

13. Do you think that you or somebody you know has anxiety?
Talk to your doctor
Talk to the school counselor if it’s a student
Reach out to your family member
If it’s a teacher, reach out to them and see if you can help
Encourage them to talk to their doctor
Reach out to the guidance counselor if the teacher won’t seek help and it is interfering with his/her students

14. Reference Page: http://www.dictionary.com
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