Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Case Study, Role of Empathy, Communication Skills, Paroxetine

Running Head: GAD
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Generalized Anxiety
Disorder
Case study
student
9/15/2019

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Table of Contents
Generalized Anxiety Disorder..................................................................................... 2
Role of Empathy...................................................................................................... 3
Communication skills I would use............................................................................4
Paroxetine............................................................................................................... 6
References................................................................................................................. 8

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Individuals who have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) experience worry
uncontrollably about the usual events and situations. It is also occasionally known as chronic
anxiety neurosis. This particular health issue is different from other normal sensations of
anxiousness (Lader, 2015).
It is usual to feel anxious about certain things in life like financial issues and relationship
issues. A person with this health issue finds it problematic to manage their anxiety and remain
concentrated on daily activities. Symptoms associated with GAD include worrying too much
about daily things, have trouble in managing their worries or sensations of nervousness,
recognize that they feel worried very much more than they must, feel restlessness and trouble in
relaxing, concentration problem, be easily frightened, have trouble in sleeping or staying asleep,
sense tired easily or tired most of the time (Stein & Sareen, 2015). The individual might also feel
headache, muscle aches, stomach pain, or unexplained pain, have difficult time swallowing,
tremble or twitch, irritation or sense on edge, sweat very much, sense light-headed or breathing
problem, and urinate more than usual. GAD occasionally runs in the families; however, no one
distinguishes naturally why certain family members affected with it while others do not
(Newman, Shin & Zuellig, 2016). Investigators have found that numerous parts of the human
brain, in addition to biological processes, play an important role in distress and anxiety. Through
learning additional about how the human brain and body works in individuals with GAD,
investigators might be capable to make better managements. Investigators are also searching for
ways in which the stress and environmental aspects play a role (Lader, 2015).

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Generalized anxiety disorder is different from other health issues like panic disorder
occurs when the body experiences a rush of penetrating mental and bodily symptoms. It can
occur on too quickly for no seeming reason (Newman, Shin & Zuellig, 2016). GAD and the
panic disorder differ in severity and complexity and this might have implications for treatment
response. Some of the symptoms that panic disorder shows are different from GAD such as
recurring panic attacks, fear of losing control, being detached from oneself (depolarization),
chest pain, accelerated heart rate, and trembling (Cui et al., 2016).
Generalized anxiety disorder is experiencing more worries than usual. It is different from
panic disorder in terms of intensities.
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Role of Empathy
Empathy includes the capacity to expressively understand what another individual is
facing. Essentially, it is putting our self in someone else's situation and feeling what they are
feeling (Flaskas, 2018).
When nurses see individual suffering, they might be capable to promptly imagine
themselves in the other individual's place and sense sympathy for what they are experiencing.
Frequently patients want to sense that nurses and other healthcare provider are available for
them. Occasionally they do not want lengthy consultations and excessively involved thorough
information (Linsley & Carroll, 2018). They just want humble, precise and informative
information that is relevant to them and accessible in an open manner. They mostly want to sense
that they matter for the health care provider, and any queries they might have are not
unimportant. They also want to sense valued and respected. It is with empathy that nurses can