Mental Disorder: Anxiety
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is normally caused by a big event or a buildup of smaller stressful life situations may trigger excessive anxiety. For example, a death in the family, work stress or ongoing worry about finances will cause anxiety. People with certain personality types are more prone to anxiety disorders than others are. Examples of anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), specific phobias and separation anxiety disorder. You can have more than one anxiety disorder and sometimes anxiety results from a medical condition that needs treatment.
Like certain illnesses, such as diabetes, anxiety disorders might be caused by chemical imbalances in the body. Studies have shown that severe or long-lasting stress can change the balance of chemicals in the brain that control mood.
There are two parts of the brain that are thought to be key players in the production and processing of anxiety – the amygdala and the hippo-campus. The amygdala is a collection of cells near the base of the brain. There are two, one in each side of the brain. This is where emotions are given meaning. The Hippo-campus is a brain structure embedded deep in the sides of the brain near the temples. It is an important part of the limbic system, a region that regulates motivation, emotion, learning, and memory.
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