Anxiety

Anxiety 

A state of mental uneasiness, apprehension, or helplessness, related to anticipated unidentified stress

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Occurs in the Conscious, subconscious, or unconscious levels

Levels of Anxiety 4 Levels of Anxiety:  Mild  Moderate  Severe  Panic

Levels of Anxiety 

Mild- increased alertness, motivation and attentiveness

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Moderate- perception narrowed, selective inattention and physical discomfort

Levels of Anxiety 

Severe- behaviors become automatic, details are not seen, senses are drastically reduced, very narrow focus on specific details, impaired learning ability.

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Panic- overwhelmed, unable to function or to communicate, with possible bodily harm to self and others, loss of strong displeasure

ANXIETY

CATEGORY MILD

MODERATE

Perceptio n and attention

Increased arousal

Narrowed Inability focus to focus

Distorted perception

Communication

Increased questioning

Voice tremors Focus on particular object Slight Increase

Difficult to understand Easily distracted

Trembling unpredictabl e response

Tachycardi a, Hyperventil ation

Palpitation, choking, chest pain

VS changes NONE

SEVERE

PANIC

Fear 

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It is a mild to severe feeling of apprehension about some perceived threat. The Object of fear may or may not be based on reality.

Anxiety versus fear ANXIETY

FEAR

State of mental uneasiness

Emotion of apprehension

Source may not be identifiable

Source is identifiable

Related to the future

Related to the present

Vague

Definite

Result of psychological or emotional conflict

Result of discrete physical or psychological entity, definite and concrete events

Anger 

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Subjective feeling of strong displeasure It is an emotional state consisting of subjective feeling of animosity or strong displeasure

Other terms related Anger Hostility = marked by overt antagonism & harmful or destructive behavior  Aggression = unprovoked attack or a hostile, injurious, or destructive action or outlook  Violence = exertion of physical force to injure or abuse 

Depression  An

extreme feeling of sadness, despair, dejection, lack of worth or emptiness

Depression Emotional Symptoms:   

Tiredness emptiness numbness

Behavioral signs:   

Physical signs     

loss of appetite weight loss constipation headache dizziness

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irritability inability to concentrate difficulty making decision loss of sexual desire crying sleep disturbance social withdrawal

COGNITIVE MANIFESTATIONS 

Thinking responses that include problem solving, prayer, structuring, self control, suppression and fantasy

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Thinking responses of the individual toward stress

COGNITIVE MANIFESTATIONS 

PROBLEM SOLVING: Use of specific steps to arrive at a solution

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STRUCTURING: manipulation of a situation so that threatening events do not occur

COGNITIVE MANIFESTATIONS 

SELF CONTROL / DISCIPLINE: assuming a sense of being in control or in charge of whatever situation

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SUPPRESSION: willfully putting a thought / feeling out of one’s mind

COGNITIVE MANIFESTATIONS 

FANTASY / DAYDREAMING: “ make believe” or imagination of unfulfilled wishes as fulfilled

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PRAYER: identification, description of the problem, suggestion of solution, then reaching out for help or support to the supreme being

VERBAL / MOTOR MANIFESTATIONS 

CRYING: feelings of pain, joy, sadness are released

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VERBAL ABUSE: release mechanism toward non living objects, and stress producing events

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LAUGHING: anxiety reducing response that leads to constructive problem solving

VERBAL / MOTOR MANIFESTATIONS 

SCREAMING: response to fear or intense frustration and anger

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HITTING AND KICKING: spontaneous response to physical threats or frustrations

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HOLDING AND TOUCHING: responses to joyful, painful or sad events

FACTORS INFLUENCING STRESS DEPEND ON THE  Nature of the stressor  Perception of the stressor  Number of simultaneous stressor  Duration of exposure to the stressor  Experiences with a comparable stressor  Age of the individual  Support people

Personality Types TYPE A 

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impatient, competitive, aggressive, and insecure, always in a hurry, inability to relax Prone to cardiovascular illness.

Personality Types TYPE B  more relaxed, unhurried, able to enjoy both work and play without guilt

Personality Types TYPE C:  “coping personality” experiences considerable stress but learns to cope with it (challenge, commitment,& control) , uses personality characteristics to cope with stress Coping Characteristics of Type C:  Challenge  Commitment  Control