Anxiety DisordersTwenty-First Century Books, 01/01/2012 - 112 páginas Millions of Americans—more than 16 percent of teens and adults—live with some type of anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are a group of disorders that include panic disorder, agoraphobia, general anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, among others. Once viewed as "worrywarts," people with anxiety disorders are now taken seriously. According to recent studies quoted in USA TODAY, The Nation's No.1 Newspaper, anxiety disorders can lead to "higher blood pressure and heart rates, less effective immune systems, surges of stress hormones that strain the heart, more depression, and perhaps even shorter life spans." |
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... emotions. When a threat is perceived, an activating chemical called adrenaline is released throughout the body. Adrenaline causes the heart to race, blood pressure to rise, and breathing to quicken. When this response helps you flee a ...
... emotional hyperarousal in motion. This can lead to a panic attack in a vulnerable person. While most people may respond with curiosity or annoyance to a sudden rapid pulse, a vulnerable person may have a panic attack. After the first ...
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Rituals Trauma And Worry | 32 |
Treatment Options | 48 |
Stress Management | 68 |
You Can Beat An Anxiety Disorder | 92 |
Glossary | 100 |
Resources | 103 |
Source Notes | 104 |
Selected BibliographyFurther Reading | 105 |
Websites | 107 |
Index | 109 |
About The AuthorsPhoto Acknowledgments | 112 |
Back Cover | 114 |