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Anxiety manifests in people as the fear of something dangerous happening. You may have heard the phrase “fight, flight or freeze.” This term refers to what individuals do when they feel extremely anxious. “Fight” describes a person is who is actively defending themselves against a perceived threat, flight means that the individual feels the need to run away from the dangerous situation and freeze manifests as the person feeling paralyzed.
When a person is anxious, they experience physical symptoms in addition to emotional ones. Often people who have chronic anxiety experience numbness and tingling, racing heart, sweating and shortness of breath. When you’re anxious your brain is telling you that you’re not safe and your body reacts to the perceived threat. It’s an evolutionary aspect of being a human being. In the past, people had to defend themselves against enemies whether they were other humans or dangerous predatory animals. In modern society, it’s unlikely you will come into contact with a grizzly bear in your neighborhood, but you can still experience panic in other current day settings.
Whether there is a legitimate, tangible threat or a perceived danger, anxiety is extremely real, and your feelings are valid. For example, if you are physically assaulted, you feel frightened and panicked. Here you’re experiencing a dangerous threat that you can identify. Often anxiety isn’t linked to a tangible threat, but instead an abstract fear of what may occur in the future. When you feel anxious, you are worried about what could happen as opposed to what is happening right here and now. That’s why therapist often teaches clients mindfulness to bring them back to the present when they are anxious.
If you’re having chronic anxiety or panic attacks you can get help for these problems. A mental health professional is trained to identify and treat anxiety or panic. Whether you find a therapist in your area or work with an online counselor, both professionals know how to help you develop coping skills to manage anxiety and start to live a healthier life.
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The rising rate of ADHD has many parents wondering if the diagnosis is too subjective.
"I think there would probably be some chemical imbalance or something they would need to do further testing - other than making that decision or diagnosis just by looking at the child," says dad Kris Willing.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a clinical diagnosis based on a collection of symptoms rather than a single test. That opens it up to interpretation. If you wonder whether your child has ADHD, work with a doctor who follows nationally recognized standards set forth by governing pediatric and psychiatric groups.
"A lot of people think they can just spot a child and say 'oh that child is hyper active'. Meaning that sure it's an active child, it engages in a lot of gross motor behavior, but that doesn't mean that child has a disorder," says Dr. Elena Reyes, clinical psychologist with Lee Memorial Health System.
A key point in making an ADHD diagnosis is that symptoms must be present in more than one setting. Which is why the evaluation includes observations from parents, caregivers and teachers.
"When we actually do an evaluation for ADHD we really try to do a thorough evaluation. So what you're doing is not only observing the child, you're getting information from the parents but you're also getting information from the teacher. Because one of the things we know the demand characteristics in the classroom are very different than for example the dinner table or watching TV," says Reyes.
A psychologist, pediatrician or neurologist will rate a child's behavior compared to peers. Symptoms to look out for are: constant motion, fidgeting, distractedness and inability to finish tasks. Evaluations should wait until age seven. And remember, ADHD isn't a blanket for every bothersome behavior.
"It may just be a cause of today's technology- with kids being in front of iPad's and iPhones, tablets, whatever," says Willing.
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