The Rise of Anxiety Disorder
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As the world leaps into the future, it seems that mental illness is becoming more of a problem among many people. One of the most common types of illness's among the current population is anxiety disorders. It is evident that there is a rise of anxiety disorder among the Western World. There are three main factors that contribute to this, they include our education system, technology and media, and the treatment and decreasing criticism anxiety patients receive.
In recent years, it has become a well noted fact that the education system has become in many ways tougher, for better or for worse. Nevertheless, for anyone susceptible to an anxiety disorder, school often aggravates their symptoms. Today over 10 per-cent of European and American citizens suffer from an anxiety disorder, and it is an even greater number among young people (Points of View: FEAR NOT). As English-speaking countries move forward through time, testing becomes more stressful and more competitive, it should be expected that anxiety will increase. As well, according to Psychology Today the “[a]verage high school student [in the United States] has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950s” (Psychology Today: How Big a Problem is Anxiety Today). This is logical considering that a similar study done in 2010 concluded that high school and college students were more than five times as likely to develop either depression or an anxiety disorder than a student fifty years ago (Psychology Today: The Decline of Play and the Rise of Children's Mental Disorders?). This excessive rise exemplifies the amount of stress students have. As the years pass, it is becoming increasingly evident that anxiety disorder is prevalent among a majority...
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that mental illness is becoming more of a problem among many people as the world leaps into the future.
- Explains that the education system has become tougher, for better or worse, but for anyone susceptible to an anxiety disorder, school often aggravates their symptoms.
- Explains that technology has made life easier, but it has also contributed to stress. the media creates unrealistic ideals for the average person, especially for women.
- Opines that stigma is decreasing, making it easier for patients to get help and treatment. in the uk, 1 in 10 anxiety disorder patients must wait over a year for an appointment, and over 50 per-cent have an average waiting period of three months.
- Cites carson, j., "a curse and a blessing". history today, 63 (2), 10.
- Cites gray, p., the decline of play and rise in children's mental disorders.
- Explains that gustafon, t. (n.d.), anxiety disorders are sharply on the rise.
- Explains vaas, r. v. (2004). fear not. scientific american special edition, 14(1), 62.
- Cites kingston, a., and leahy, r.
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