Assignment Case Topic : Anxiety (2000 words) Students must reflect on the case study information and identify the knowledge and skills they would need in order to provide health care to that person in...

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Georgia – Anxiety Case Study Discussion
Georgia – Anxiety Case Study Discussion
Georgia – Anxiety Case Study Discussion
Introduction
People who suffer panic disorder experience feelings characterized by terror which shall strike in a sudden as well as repeated manner with no warning (Bandelow et al. 2014; Piccirillo et al. 2016; Turk and Gatchel 2018). The concerned person cannot predict the specific instance the attack shall take place, as well as many of them shall develop intense levels of anxiety in between the episodes in terms of worrying where and when the new one shall strike (Bandelow et al. 2014; Piccirillo et al. 2016; Turk and Gatchel 2018). In between the attacks there shall be persistent and lingering worry on the occurrence of another attack that may occur any moment (Bandelow et al. 2014; Piccirillo et al. 2016; Turk and Gatchel 2018). When the panic attack takes place, most often one’s heart pounds as well as there is a feeling of being sweaty, dizzy, faint, or else, weak. The hands could tingle, or else feel numb, as well as you may feel chilled or flushed (Bandelow et al. 2014; Piccirillo et al. 2016; Turk and Gatchel 2018). One could have smothering sensation or chest pain, sense of being unreal, or else fear for losing control or else impending doom. One would believe genuinely that one is having a stroke / heart attack, losing one’s mind, etc. Panic disorders are usually accompanied with other various conditions like that of alcoholism or else depression, and sometimes lead to phobias and the same could develop across situations or else places wherein the panic attacks had occurred earlier (Bandelow et al. 2014; Piccirillo et al. 2016; Turk and Gatchel 2018).
Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Physical Health
Mental health can be stated as mental well-being in terms of the emotions, the thoughts as well as feelings, one’s ability for solving the problems as well as overcoming the difficulties, the social connections, as well as one’s understanding concerning the environment / world around oneself (Rogers and Pilgrim 2014; Lee et al. 2014; Stuber et al. 2014). In this context, mental illness refers to the illness which impacts the way in which people shall feel, think, interact, or behave amongst others. Evidently, there seems to be different set of mental illnesses, as well as they all have different set of symptoms which impact the lives of people in varied ways (Rogers and Pilgrim 2014; Lee et al. 2014; Stuber et al. 2014).
A mental health which is in a good state shall means more than just there being no symptoms. It shall mean abilities for managing life in a competent manner as well as in dealing challenges in the manner that is reasonably robust (Rogers and Pilgrim 2014; Lee et al. 2014; Stuber et al. 2014). It shall also mean that one has the ability for taking pleasure / satisfaction in the course of day to day life. The same includes wide ranging thoughts and feelings one shall have and experience in life, as response towards what actually happens to oneself. While it is normal for feeling confused, disappointed, lonely, or sad at times, however, when these various feelings continue to persist with no immediate cause which justifies these and these interferes with abilities for leading as well as enjoying day to day life, then it can be stated as mental illness (Rogers and Pilgrim 2014; Lee et al. 2014; Stuber et al. 2014).
In essence, mental illness encompasses wide ranging set of conditions which impacts the ways in which one feels as well as thinks (Rogers and Pilgrim 2014; Lee et al. 2014; Stuber et al. 2014). Some of the key characteristics with respect to mental illness includes the following – [i] Akin to various physical form of illnesses, essentially mental illnesses can be considered in arising by way of interactions amongst genetic vulnerabilities and / or stresses in their life (Rogers and Pilgrim 2014; Lee et al. 2014; Stuber et al. 2014), [ii] Mental illnesses encompasses increasingly common set of conditions like that of anxiety, depressive disorders, and also some of the less common and severe set of conditions like that of schizophrenia, various psychotic illness, etc. (Rogers and Pilgrim 2014; Lee et al. 2014; Stuber et al. 2014), [iii] Mental illnesses shall vary in terms of the extent of duration they shall impact people in terms of the fact that it is at times single episode and at times...