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- Panic Disorder: Answers to your most important questions
Panic Disorder is a serious condition that around one out of every 75 people might experience It usually appears during the teens or early adulthood, and while the exact causes are unclear, there does seem to be a connection with major life transitions that are potentially stressful: graduating from college, getting married, having a first child, and so on
- Crisis hotlines and resources - American Psychological Association (APA)
Alcoholics Anonymous CDC National HIV and AIDS Hotline (800) 232-4636 Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (800) 422-4453
- My Anxious Mind - American Psychological Association (APA)
My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic is a marvelous book for teens who feel anxious or shy sometimes or find that anxiety or shyness is becoming too frequent and too painful If anxiety is interfering with teens making friends, doing what they want to, asserting themselves, or asking for help, this is the book for them
- What Is Exposure Therapy? - American Psychological Association (APA)
Panic Disorder; Social Anxiety Disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; There are several variations of exposure therapy Your psychologist can help you determine which strategy is best for you These include: In vivo exposure: Directly facing a feared object, situation or activity in
- Cognitive Therapy for Panic Disorder
In Cognitive Therapy for Panic Disorder, Dr David M Clark demonstrates a brief therapy for alleviating this debilitating anxiety disorder Dr Dr Clark's approach is based on the idea that panic attacks are frequently the result of misinterpreting normal bodily sensations as a sign of an impending physical or mental catastrophe (such as a
- What’s the difference between stress and anxiety?
Another type of anxiety disorder is panic disorder, which is marked by sudden attacks of anxiety that may leave a person sweating, dizzy, and gasping for air Anxiety may also manifest in the form of specific phobias (such as fear of flying) or as social anxiety, which is marked by a pervasive fear of social situations
- How psychologists help with anxiety disorders
Panic disorder is marked by recurrent panic attacks that include symptoms such as sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, or a feeling of choking; a pounding heart or rapid heart rate; and feelings of dread Such attacks often happen suddenly, without warning
- Understanding anticipatory anxiety during key life transitions
That anxiety may morph into the second layer, in which they become anxious that their fear of flying will lead to a panic attack and other embarrassing behavior while in the air Eventually, they may reach the third layer of fear, the avoidance layer, and decide to forgo flying entirely to circumvent the severe anxiety and distress
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