Objective 38

Describe the symptoms and possible causes for the following

disorders: phobic disorders, generalized anxiety disorder, panic
disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, somatoform disorders,
dissociative disorders, schizophrenic disorders, and mood
disorders.
Disorder

Symptoms

Possible Causes

Phobic Disorders

heart is racing, shortness of

breath, repaid speech, upset
stomach

Genetic/Environment. If
someone ha an anxiety disorder
they have a high chance of
getting a phobia disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Fatigue, mind-goes blank

feeling, trouble sleeping,
sweating all the time

Unknown, but may include

genetics

Panic Disorder

Trembling, shaking, choking

feeling, shortness of breath of
hyperventilation, Upset stomach

Family History, Substance

abuse, Life stress, Abnormalities
in the brain.

Obsessive- Compulsive
disorder

Fear of germs, double checking

things all the time. Washing and
cleaning things over and over
again.

Unknown for sure; Possiblyfamily history, imbalance

chemical in the brain

Somatoform Disorders

Pain, neurologic problems,

gastrointestinal complaints,
sexual symptoms

Unknown but oldest theory is it is

causes by psychological
distress.

Dissociative Disorders,
Schizophrenic Disorders

Memory loss, metal health

problems, no sense of identity

How people coke with trauma,

stress of war or natural disasters.

Mood Disorder

Feeling helpless, trouble

sleeping all the time, low energy
level, low self-esteem

Depression, be bipolar

Roughly 2.6.% of American adults which is about

6 million people have bipolar disorder acting to
NIMH. Bipolar is a type of mood disorder. Mood
disorder is one of the most misunderstood. Mood
swings are a major part in the bipolar disorder also
called manic depression. Roughly 25-50% of
people with mood disorder attempt suicide at least
once in there life.

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http://www.jknirp.com/phobia.htm
John was has social phobia, which is one of the common anxiety disorder.
Anxiety disorder is the number on mental health problem among women around
the world and second only to alcohol and drug abuse among men. The fear that
happens during a an attack is so big that it often leads people to avoid social
situations. The fear is also unreasonable. The most common social phobia is
the fear os public speaking, other are meeting new people, taking to strangers,
using public toilets, or signing documents when people are watching them.