Common+Types

**Common Types of Anxiety Disorders as Observed in the Past and Present**   In the modern world, anxiety disorders are rampant throughout the human population. Presently, people have been able to classify anxiety disorders as six major types (as listed below):

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)- This tends to be: >   Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)- > 
 * the first diagnosis of an anxiety order
 * when excessive worry and fear interferes with daily routines and activities
 * may deter your ability to relax and affects you physically
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 * excessive rituals that interfere with daily routines and disturb relationships with others
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">common repetitions of certain behaviors
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">may be irrational and unorthodox, but this may be uncontrollable
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">caused by your brain getting stuck on a certain urge or thought
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">will cause panic over little things and extraneous worry
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">has own subcategories of people with OCD: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">-**Washers** fear germs; common rituals include repeated hand-washing and cleaning <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> > <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Panic Disorder-  <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> > > <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * -Checkers** associate inanimate objects as dangerous and something to be fearful of (locked doors, closed garage)
 * -Doubters and sinners** are perfectionists that fear their transgressions may condemn them to punishment or harm
 * -Counters and arrangers** highly value symmetry and order and may be disturbed if certain things are arranged in a certain way, different color, or number, in a different way than they can accept
 * -Hoarders** an evolved species of the pack-rat, fear if they throw anything away, some type of tragedy will occur, even if the objects are useless, they will store them with trepidation <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">though one may display obsessive-compulsive traits, they may not have OCD as it is common to have mild obsessive-compulsive thoughts as long as they do not disturb the way they live
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">we all posess inherent instinct to run from fear and dangerous situations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">panic attacks randomly trigger the emergency survival hormones and releases unneeded chemicals like adrenaline that may stimulate responses that you don't want to happen-like vomiting or defecation (disposing of waste-the purpose of these responses would to make you lighter so you can run faster in a hostile situation)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">these survival instincts are good, but unnecessary in moderate, safe environments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">may be caused from childhood influences, physical needs (hyperventilation, malnutrition), personality (if you're a worrisome person, you may be prone to these)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">panic affects your behavior. thoughts, and body; these three work together to keep your panic attacks going
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">a physical reaction to a threat may be misinterpreted by your thoughts as a cause for more worry than necessary and extra focus on natural physical responses
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">your thoughts also can trigger panic attacks when you worry over a situation where you've had a previous attack-and this may lead to another one, though potentially, the environment may be safe (when people try to avoid the situations, they may not be able to adjust in the future and thus will always be fearful of common situations)
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phobia- >>> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- (PTSD) > <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Social Anxiety Disorder -
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">an irrational and unrealistic fear of common objects or situations that, in reality, possess little or no harm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">the more common phobias include fear of flying, heights, small spaces, snakes, and spiders
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">many people tend to avoid the situations and objects that they fear; unfortunately, this tends to make their fear more intense, and the phobia, worse
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Three Classifications of Phobias:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Specific or simple phobias- may seem common in childhood, but some extreme cases may follow into adulthood
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> These include fear of animals like insects, birds, mice, spiders, and snakes, natural environmental characteristics, such as heights, weather, and storms, other things like blood, injury, and injections, and other certain situations like flying in a plane or being in an enclosed space
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">people can also fear inevitable natural things like getting sick or having things like choking or throwing up
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">these kinds of phobias spring up from childhood and are more common with women but people with these phobias usually don't have any other psychiatric or psychological problems
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Agoraphobia- is more common in women than men
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">60% of people who see psychiatrists for phobias have this
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">means the fear of open spaces- but usually referred to as a fear of being away from home/family
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">people can suffer panic attacks while away from home and thus make the symptoms worse
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">they can also become depressed and can use drugs, alcohol, and other unorthodox methods to help deal with their symptoms
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Social Phobia- this is also called Social Anxiety Disorder and will be talked about more below.
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">caused by an event that is riddled with danger-threatening our life or another person's life
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some common examples as provided by the following website include:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">serious road accidents
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">military combat
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">violent personal assault (sexual assault, rape, physical attack, abuse, robbery, mugging)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">being taken hostage
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">terrorist attack
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">being a prisoner-of-war
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">natural or man-made disasters
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">PTSD may also be triggered by an unexpected or violent injury or death of a close friend or family friend
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">may include many nightmares, flashbacks, avoidance, being overly defensive
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Will not affect everyone who experiences a traumatic event
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">the more disturbing the experience, the more likely PTSD will develop
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">patients may fear many social situations-public speaking, meeting new people, talking to strangers, doing common things in public, such as eating or drinking, and using public restrooms
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">often becomes prevalent at a young age, can be sparked into onset in teenage years-may be viewed as extreme shyness
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">intense fear, trembling, and sweating caused by extreme discomfort in everyday social situations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">results in less productivity in the workplace and little or no social interactions with others, lack many strong social relationships
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">quite common, may have social anxiety but with different triggers for symptoms
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