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Different types of anxiety disorders - - Manic episodes include feeling very high or
anxiety disorder elated, having lots of energy, becoming more
panic disorder active than usual, talking quickly, being irritable,
various phobia-related disorders. racing thoughts, and doing risky things.
Best course of treatment for anxiety - - Depression disorder - -Bipolar II disorder is
Most of the time the best type of management for characterized by depression and hypomanic
anxiety disorders is a combination of episodes that do not turn into major manic
pharmacological interventions as well as episodes.
psychological interventions
Depressive episodes include feeling sad or
Antidepressants such as selective serotonin empty, having little energy, decreased activity,
reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) are used frequently to feeling worried, having difficulty concentrating,
treat anxiety disorders changes in appetite, and thoughts of suicide
The most effective management for anxiety
disorders is really cognitive behavioral Medication management of biplolar disorders -
interventions and relaxation training. -mood stabilizers such as lithium
Understanding how to behaviorly change what
you're experiencing and how you're approaching antipsychotics such as risperidone,
what you're experiencing with the anxiety antidepressants
disorder is really how you can begin to manage it
yourself antipsychotics such as Symbyax
anti-anxiety medications such as
Agoraphobia - -is a fear of situations in benzodiazepines
which they may not be able to escape, so feeling
of safety in home allows them to avoid situations
that they may not be able to escape, so it's Major depression characteristics - -Signs
actually more of a social anxiety as opposed to a and symptoms of depression include feeling:
fear of leaving their home. empty
It's actually a fear of where they're going as hopeless
opposed to and what could happen as opposed irritable
to those types of experiences. guilty
fatigued
restless, having difficulty concentrating and
Manic-depressive disorder - -Bipolar remembering, changes in appetite, physical
disorder, also known as manic-depressive feelings of pain without cause, and thoughts of
illness, can be classified as bipolar disorder I, suicide
which involves manic episodes of more than
seven days and depressive episodes lasting a
few weeks Biplolar disorder - -Is marked by extreme
mood changes, energy levels, and behavior.
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much more.
Signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder include
periods of intense emotion, changes in sleep These impacts on daily functioning, changes in
patterns, activity levels, and unusual behaviors roles, habits, social engagement, and so on can
deeply impact someone's emotional wellbeing.
Medication management for depression - -
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Schizophrenia characteristics - -Positive
symptoms are psychotic behaviors, including
hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders, and
PTSD signs and symptoms - -People with movement disorders.
PTSD have all of the following symptoms for at
least one month: Negative symptoms are inappropriate emotional
• One reexperiencing symptom (flashbacks, bad and behavioral symptoms, including flat affect,
dreams, frightening thoughts) depressive symptoms, difficulty with sustained
attention, and decreased talking.
• One avoidance symptom (staying away from
reminders of the traumatic experience, avoiding Cognitive symptoms include difficulties with
thoughts or feelings related to this traumatic executive functioning, challenges in paying
experience) attention, and difficulty with memory.
• Two arousal or reactivity symptoms (being
easily startled, feeling tense, difficulty sleeping, Schizophrenia medication management - -
angry outbursts) antipsychotic medications such as
clozapine,
• Two cognitive and mood symptoms (difficulty risperidone,
remembering, negative thoughts, guilt or blame, and haloperidol.
loss of interest in activities)
Anorexia nervosa - -With anorexia, people
PTSD characteristics - -For people living severely restrict their food, appear very thin or
with PTSD of any form, daily tasks, interpersonal emaciated, have an intense fear of weight gain,
relationships, and general functioning can be and have a distorted body image or self-esteem
greatly impacted. that is based on their weight and shape.
People with anorexia also develop additional
Some people may avoid driving and, thus, rely systemic problems from lack of nutrition. They
on others for community mobility because of a experience changes in their bones, muscles, hair,
car accident. They may have angry outbursts nails, skin, blood pressure, digestion, and heart
that his or her family that impact their satisfaction function. They may even incur brain damage or
and quality of life. They may become socially multiorgan failure as a result of their lack of
withdrawn to avoid an episode in public or a nutrition.
trigger. They may not attend the annual family
4th of July picnic because the fireworks may
trigger a flashback from a combat trauma, and so Bulimia nervosa - -People with bulimia
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