Yes, there is medicine for claustrophobia. However, medication is only prescribed as an adjunctive treatment to exposure therapy. Claustrophobia, a type of specific phobia, is a fear of closed spaces- so this could be a fear of being in a small room, or in small spaces. Inherently, there is a fear of being restricted or […]
As a coach, how can you use anxiety to improve performance?
Healthy doses of anxiety can help you as a coach to improve the performance of your constituents. Healthy anxiety creates enough tension in a person so that change can occur. As a parent-coach for your teenage children, if you make it too comfortable at home, your teenagers will just lounge around, wanting to stay and […]
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Anxiety has what effect on academic performance?
Anxiety has a negative and detrimental effect on academic performance. Depending on the type of anxiety you have, it can affect your school work in different ways. The following explains how the different types of anxiety disorders can negatively impact your academic performance. Test Anxiety If you have test anxiety, you have significant problems completing tests, […]
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Is Zoloft good for PTSD?
Yes, Zoloft is good for PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). Zoloft, generic name sertraline, is an antidepressant that is also used for anxiety disorders, such as PTSD. Zoloft is in the class of antidepressants called SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), which also includes Prozac (fluoxetine), Paxil (paroxetine), Celexa (citalopram), and Lexapro (escitalopram). SSRIs are the […]
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Can clonazepam (Klonopin) be used for social phobia and GAD?
Yes, clonazepam, brand name Klonopin, can be used in social phobia (social anxiety disorder) and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). However, since social phobia and GAD are chronic anxiety disorders, it is not recommended to treat these disorders on a long term basis with benzodiazepines such as clonazepam. Certainly, an advantage of benzodiazepines is that they […]
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Explain why it is an advantage for humans to experience the fight or flight response
It is definitely an advantage for humans to possess the reflex that is the fight or flight response. As a psychiatrist, I mainly see the detrimental and negative consequences of the fight or flight response gone awry in response to anxiety. But the fight or flight response is definitely an advantage for survival, and without […]
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What is specific phobia?
Specific phobia is a major anxiety disorder and is characterized by the extreme fear of a particular object or situation. The fear stimulus is avoided at all costs, and if it can’t be avoided, then the feared object or situation is endured with intense anxiety, or may even induce a panic attack. So you may […]
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What is panic disorder?
Panic disorder is a major anxiety disorder, and is characterized by recurrent, frequent panic attacks that are random and sudden. Panic disorder is highly disruptive to your life, as it can rupture relationships, jobs, schooling, and your ability to take care of yourself. Panic attacks are discreet, random, and abrupt episodes of extreme anxiety and […]
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What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
Obsessive compulsive disorder, also known as OCD, is a major anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive, ritualistic behaviors (compulsions). You experience these unwanted, intrusive thoughts that you can’t get out of your mind, and they keep haunting you and cause your extreme anxiety. The anxiety becomes so unbearable that you try to […]
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What is PTSD?
PTSD, or post traumatic stress disorder, is a major anxiety disorder that occurs after you have experienced or been exposed to a traumatic event. These traumatic events are life-threatening. You can also get PTSD by vicarious trauma, meaning you become traumatized just by being exposed to the aftermath of a trauma- for example, disaster relief […]
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