Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a type of anxiety disorder that manifests itself in the form of obsessions and compulsions. These obsessions and compulsions get very intrusive and start to interfere with the lives of the patients. It may also affect ability to live a normal life and carry out social interactions. Continue reading “How Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Affects Your Psychology”
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a major mental health disorder that affects many people around the world. It often manifests itself in the form of anxiety attacks. These anxiety attacks can be triggered by specific situations or events. These anxiety attacks then get worse over time. Continue reading “How Generalized Anxiety Disorder Leads to Anxiety Issues”
Self Help groups have always rendered a great service to society. They provide help to the people who need it most at crucial times. They are essential to people suffering from problems like addiction or divorce, because social support is a basic human need and any human can be helped by getting social support. Over the years, many different types of self help groups have emerged. Some of them gained enormously in credibility over the years. Continue reading “Different Kinds of Self Help Groups”
Though panic disorder is a major factor that triggers teen anxiety, it is treatable. Teens who have been affected by this disorder may suddenly have intense fear due to which they may feel discomfort and other symptoms like rapid heart-beat and shortness of breath. Such periods of panic attacks may last for a few minutes and in some teens, they may even last for hours. But, the problem with panic attacks is that they occur without any warning. Continue reading “What Makes Panic Disorder a Major Cause of Teen Anxiety”
Parents who have decided to separate legally should keep their children informed of their impending divorce. But, experts in Psychology of children give a parenting advise that both the parents should be present while the kids are being told about their legal separation. Both the parents should discuss with each other and decide how and what should be told and how they should respond to the questions, if any, of the children. Continue reading “Parenting Tips – Telling Your Children about Your Divorce”
When you want to know the impact of divorce or your legal separation from your spouse on the psychology of your children, you must understand that you can know only about the tendencies. Even experts cannot say with certainty the real impact. Continue reading “Impact of Divorce on Psychology of Children”
Teens getting nervous over examinations, when they are asked to give public speeches or when they work in groups is not uncommon. But, those young people who have social phobia may be affected by teen anxiety in such situations. Due to this anxiety, they may try to avoid these situations or may even avoid routine social activities. But, there are treatments for this problem. If you are a teen who has been affected by this problem, you must first know about social phobia before opting for these treatments. Continue reading “How Social Phobia can Lead to Teen Anxiety”
Fear is a natural emotion and everyone may feel this emotion. Especially, when there are dangers, we may have fears. But, psychologists have found out that even fear for a brief period may cause several changes in our body. These changes are for preparing us for defending ourselves from the dangers or avoiding them. According to these experts, this response of the body to fear is a healthy one. But, for those who have been affected by PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder, the response may be different. These people may have anxiety issues and stress or may experience fear even in the absence of dangers. Continue reading “How post-traumatic stress disorder can lead to anxiety issues”
A study on Psychology reveals that more than 10% of the adults have phobias of some form or the other. In fact, a study of the phobias may be very extensive because you should study why people have such phobias, explanations about them, the evolutionary theories that may have been responsible for them, how people who have problems of phobias behave and so on. But, the fact is that the problems of phobias can be treated successfully. Continue reading “How different kinds of phobias influence our psychology”
In general, panic disorders affect teens and those who are on the thresholds of early adulthood. But, according to Psychology experts, even adults may be attacked by panic disorders. Continue reading “How Agoraphobia influences teenage psychology”