ALL ABOUT ANXIETY DISORDER

Anxiety is a normal emotion happen to all of us , sometimes we become anxious, or nervous especially if we faced a specific stress or problem at home or at work , so it is normal but sometimes if it happens without reasons so it becomes a disorder.

it has several types which include:

Panic disorders: people who suffer from this disorder, they suddenly experience a feeling of terror which is repeatedly and with no warning. Its symptoms include sweating, palpitations, chest pain also there are feelings of chocking which in it the person feels that he is having a heart attack or going crazy.

Social anxiety: Also it can be called social phobia, it is a common disorder in which the person fears from social situations that he face every day. Usually, the person fears of being judged by others, or behaving in a way that may lead to embarrassment.

Specific phobia: is inappropriate fear from a specific object or situation like heights, snakes, or flying , that fear is intense and inappropriate to the thing that the person fears from which make the person avoid these simple situation that causes that fear to him.

Generalized anxiety: which refers to excessive and unrealistic worry without reason.

Let's see Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder

General symptoms include:

Palpitation

Fear or uneasiness

Sleeping problems

Sweats

Dryness in mouth

Muscle tension

Nausea

Numbness of hands or feet.

Dizziness 

The cause of anxiety:

The cause of anxiety it is unknown exactly. But it also may be caused by problems happened in the brain function which regulates the emotions of fear, the studies found that the severe and long- lasting stress may lead to these problems that produce anxiety disorder, other studies also found that anxiety may be genetic and runs in the family. Also, environmental factors like traumatic event may lead to anxiety disorder especially in people who have an inherited susceptibility to have the disorder.

Anxiety disorders are a common disease and affect millions of adult Americans. Usually, it begins in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. It commonly happens in women more than in men.

How Are these disorders Diagnosed?

The doctor will ensure first that the symptoms of anxiety are present, and then he will ask about the medical and psychological history of the patient, the doctor may ask for some lab tests to exclude other physical diseases.

When the doctor ensures that there is no physical illness he will refer the patient to the psychiatrist who will Design an interview and assessment tools to evaluate and diagnose a person for an anxiety disorder.