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Anxiety in adults generally means someone is experiencing negative emotions. It manifests as fear and worry that could result in nausea, chest pains, increasing heart rate, and rising blood pressure, even slowing down of the digestive system. Anxiety is a complex feeling that comprises physical or cognitive elements to cope with a seeming threat.
The feelings created by anxiety originate from the hippocampus and amygdala, two regions of the brain. An undesirable odor triggers a large amount of blood flow in the amygdale, resulting in a medium level of anxiety as well.
It is common that those who experience anxiety will generally have a sense of fear. Studies show that these reactions are designed to keep humans from ingesting food that may be harmful to their health. Although worrying is normal, it intensifies to an anxiety disorder when excessive. Anxiety in adults is broken into phobias, panic disorders, generalized anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Someone with a phobia has an abnormal fear of a specific object or situation and prolific imagination, yet realizes the fear is irrational.
One form of anxiety in adults is a panic attack. A person who experiences an extreme panic attack may suffer dizziness or breathing problems. The panic attack will generally reach its height in about 10 minutes.
Generalized anxiety abnormality is prevalent and affects a larger portion of the population. It occurs in both men and women, and is characterized by intense fear that is unrelated to any specific object or situation.
Anxiety may also result in obsessive-compulsive sickness where an individual has an obsession or compulsion to a specific behavior. The person sees the need to be busy in order to distract oneself and forget the fear. An example of a type of obsession is when a person is obsessed with being extremely clean and has the fear of germs which induces washing of hands numerous times in a single day.
Anxiety is treatable by a qualified psychologist.
The feelings created by anxiety originate from the hippocampus and amygdala, two regions of the brain. An undesirable odor triggers a large amount of blood flow in the amygdale, resulting in a medium level of anxiety as well.
It is common that those who experience anxiety will generally have a sense of fear. Studies show that these reactions are designed to keep humans from ingesting food that may be harmful to their health. Although worrying is normal, it intensifies to an anxiety disorder when excessive. Anxiety in adults is broken into phobias, panic disorders, generalized anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Someone with a phobia has an abnormal fear of a specific object or situation and prolific imagination, yet realizes the fear is irrational.
One form of anxiety in adults is a panic attack. A person who experiences an extreme panic attack may suffer dizziness or breathing problems. The panic attack will generally reach its height in about 10 minutes.
Generalized anxiety abnormality is prevalent and affects a larger portion of the population. It occurs in both men and women, and is characterized by intense fear that is unrelated to any specific object or situation.
Anxiety may also result in obsessive-compulsive sickness where an individual has an obsession or compulsion to a specific behavior. The person sees the need to be busy in order to distract oneself and forget the fear. An example of a type of obsession is when a person is obsessed with being extremely clean and has the fear of germs which induces washing of hands numerous times in a single day.
Anxiety is treatable by a qualified psychologist.
About the Author:
PS Counselling specializes in working with adolescents and adults who have experienced early childhood trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder, depression and anxiety. Find out more about anxiety in adults by visiting http://www.pscounselling.com.au/adults/anxiety
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