Children transition to teenagers often causes great stress on teens. Teenagers often feel pressure to do things that they wouldn’t normally do and feel overwhelmed with new school activities. Some teens may experience extreme cases of depression, family stresses and less family support. In the other hand some teens that are experiencing the above circumstances are not able to control the different changes or the harsh circumstances that their going through, and they often express their emotion with a panic attack. A panic attack is a “sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause” (Mayo Clinic, 1998). Many people only have one or two panic attacks in their life and their terror goes away. But, in some cases people have constant episodes of panic attacks and then it becomes a condition that is refers as panic disorder. Adolescents are more likely to have a severe panic disorder than adults. Panic attacks were seen as nerves or stress by doctors but as researchers study panic attacks they recognized it as a medical conditions. Panic attacks affect a person’s lifestyle and can often make a person fear that at any minute they could have a panic episode. Patients who seek treatment from doctors can receive medications that can control their panic episodes.
Panic Attacks are often seen between the ages of 20 and 33 but according to the journal “Panic and Panic disorders in Adolescents”, there is increasing evidence that panic disorders can begin as early as five years of age, and a substantial number of cases occur in the teens”. Panic attacks can range between any age, and according to the journal even a young child can have a panic disorder. Although any person...
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... as a normal once in a lifetime event where you might express fear of something. But, when the panic attack becomes more than one or two events it can become a panic disorder which can affect any teen social interaction and health. Teens must seek immediate treatment when they face several episodes of panic disorders.
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Panic disorder- sudden intense and unprovoked feelings of terror and dread. People who suffer from this disorder generally develop strong fears about when and where their next panic attack will occur, and often restrict their activities as a result.
People constantly overlook the severity of depression, more importantly, major teen depression, which presents a legitimate obstacle in society. The intensity of teen depression results from society’s general lack of acknowledgement of the rising affair. In 2012, “28.5% of teens were depressed” and 15.8% of teens contemplated the option of suicide (Vidourek 1 par. 1), due to their major depression going unnoticed or untreated for. Even teenagers themselves often ignore their depression or remain in denial because neither them nor anyone else recognizes the signs. “A sudden change in behavior is a main sign of someone being depressed, which could lead to having suicidal thoughts,” stated Pam Farkas, a clinical social worker in California (Aguilar 1 par. 8). The warning signs and risk factors of teen depression include behavioral issues, social withdrawal, and inadequate interest in activities (Adolescents and Clinical Depression 2 par. 3), yet the unawareness of these signs does not allow professional medical attention to intercede. Deaths, illnesses, rejection, relationship issues, and disappointment present passages down the negative path of teen depression, but treatments, such as psychotherapy, intervention programs, and antidepressants express ways to subdue this major problem. Knowledge of the increasing dilemma needs to circulate, in order to promote stable teen lives in the present and future world. Understanding major teen depression, the events and incidents that lead to depression, and how to overcome the problem will lead to a decrease in major teen depression and its growing issue in society.
Severe anxiety, which can be described as an episode of terror, is referred to as a panic attack. Panic attacks can be extremely frightening. People who experience panic attacks over a prolonged time period may become victims of agoraphobia, which is a psychiatric disorder that is closely associated with the panic disorder. Patients with Agoraphobia avoid certain places or situations such as airplanes, crowded theaters, a grocery store or anyplace from which escape might be difficult. It is said that Agoraphobia can be so severe that it has made certain individuals housebound.
The onset of Panic Disorder can begin in between late adolescents and mid 30’s, 3-5% of people can develop this disorder with it being more prevalently developed in women....
Its symptoms create negative effects to one’s thought processing, physical wellbeing, behavior, and daily life activities. In adolescents, individuals relate to excessive anxiety over academic or work performance, racial or cultural factors, and finding a sense of identity (Crocetti et al., 2015). Such consequences can cause adversities and interferences with these factors as well as with emotional functioning and communication skills. Anxiety also affects their behavior and toward and relationship with their family and society. With social relationships, Corey, Corey, and Corey (2014) explain that utilizing interpersonal functioning is essential to the individual’s learning about themselves, the world, and other people.
1. Panic attack- reaches maximum intensity within a minute or two of beginning and diminish slowly over 10 minutes to as long as several hours and occur as much as several times a day to several times a month and can occur in harmless situations and in a lot of cases, wakening you from sleep.
These changes include sleep disturbances, being sick repeatedly, eating habits, insomnia, energy loss and weight reduction. Furthermore, most adolescents experience physical conditions such as a headache, muscle pains, appetite loss, and enuresis. Surprisingly, these bereaving teenagers mistrust doctors to treat their problems and therefore making their recovery more difficult to achieve. Physiological symptoms are easy to identify and notice, this allows for early diagnosis and medications.
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Teenagers stress. Academics, relationships, and home lives play a huge part in stress–and often depression–in adolescents. While only “30 percent of students were at risk of suicide”, there is an estimated “60 to 70 percent of teenagers are affected negatively by stress” (Boyce 1)(Barrows 1). Every person copes with stress differently, some better than others. While some teenagers turn to religion, others regrettably turn to illegal substances such as marijuana, cigarettes, alcohol, and some even misuse stimulants. Aromatherapy, in contrast, can be used frequently (though in moderation) without noted side effects.
Firstly, it gives an outlook on the instincts and emotional responses seen in human nature. The concept of panic illuminates how individuals react to sudden danger or threat, shedding light on the psychological and physiological mechanisms underlying feelings such as anxiety and fear. Throughout history, psychologists and researchers have been able to study the word panic and gain valuable insight into how individuals perceive and respond to certain stressors. This gives the ability to create strategies for managing and coping with anxiety-related disorders. In addition, the word "panic" carries cultural and historical significance as it reflects constantly changing societal attitudes and contexts over time.
National Institute of Mental Health. (2009). Studying anxiety disorders. NIH Medline plus, 5, 13-15. Retrieved from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/complete-index.shtml
Have you ever felt like you were in a panic or fearful of something, if so then you are facing the common symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety in young adults is a great topic to lean towards due to this time in age where technology and social media is a factor. Many anxiety disorders in young adults are social phobias, generalized anxiety disorders (GAD), and panic attacks.
The earlier research on panic disorder found that certain antidepressants such as imipramine blocked panic attacks while others such as benzodiazepines reduced the anticipation of anxiety (McNally 1990). Older research has found that panic tends to runs in families by the passing of genetics, though at the time the research was conducted the theorists did not know if it was panic disorder that was passed genetically or just an anxiety trait (McNally 1990). Panic disorder can also be explained by the psychoanalytic theory (Antony, Brown, & Barlow 1992). The psychoanalytic approach explained panic disorder as anxiety neurosis (Antony et al. 1992). The first occurrence of the term panic disorder occurred in the DSM-III (Antony et al.
Anxiety has a main definition; a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease. Although, it has its single definition, each person diagnosed with anxiety has different symptoms. With that, some have more severe cases of the actual diagnosis. It has been noted that anxiety has had an increase in teens recently. In the last 30 years, the statistics for anxiety in fifteen to sixteen year olds have doubled for both girls and boys (“Increased Levels of Anxiety…” 1). It is said, “in societal moments like the one we are in…it often feels as if ours is the Age of Anxiety”(Henig 1). Anxiety affects teenagers profusely because the emotions of a teenager are more vulnerable than those of an adult. The brain of a teenager is not fully developed and the stress put on teenagers to start putting their life together takes a toll on their emotions. The daily life and activities are interfered with by anxiety when the amount of stress put on a teenager becomes unbearable. Unfortunately, the effects of anxiety become so intense that the mental health is eventually toyed with. So many different components of life contribute to anxiety and cannot be prevented.
Some psychological disorders can appear during adolescence like depression and anxiety unless parents or family support them. Society can help adolescents during this turbulent time of growth by creating some programs in the schools for all teenagers who do not have support. Even those who have support like family or friends need to know they have someone else they can go talk to and be able express themselves. Adolescent years are very difficult and teenagers need lots of support.