Bear with me on this one. This may seem oh-hum, but in reality, it may be controlling a great portion of our lives.
From Wikipedia - Anxiety is a physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components (Seligman, Walker & Rosenhan, 2001). These components combine to create the feelings that we typically recognize as fear, apprehension, or worry. Anxiety is often accompanied by physical sensations such as heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath, or headache.
The cognitive component entails expectation of a diffuse and uncertain danger. Somatically the body prepares the organism to deal with threat (known as an emergency reaction): blood pressure and heart rate are increased, sweating is increased, bloodflow to the major muscle groups is increased, and immune and digestive system functions are inhibited. Externally, somatic signs of anxiety may include pale skin, sweating, trembling, and pupillary dilation. Emotionally, anxiety causes a sense of dread or panic and physically causes nausea, and chills. Behaviorally, both voluntary and involuntary behaviors may arise directed at escaping or avoiding the source of anxiety. These behaviors are frequent and often maladaptive, being most extreme in anxiety disorders. However, anxiety is not always pathological or maladaptive: it is a common emotion along with fear, anger, sadness, and happiness, and it has a very important function in relation to survival.
Neural circuitry involving the amygdala and hippocampus is thought to underlie anxiety (Rosen & Schulkin, 1998). When confronted with unpleasant and potentially harmful stimuli such as foul odors or tastes, PET-scans show increased bloodflow in the amygdala (Zald & Pardo, 1997; Zald, Hagen & Pardo, 2002). In these studies, the participants also reported moderate anxiety. This might indicate that anxiety is a protective mechanism designed to prevent the organism from engaging in potentially harmful behaviors.
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I've noticed that in growing up there were times of great stresses. Our parents may not have detected the exact problem affecting inordinate behavior. They may have just attributed it to the "growing up" stage. I was probably disciplined for outrageous behavior instead of being taught to deal with anxiety. It's like one of those states of mind that we try to deal with on our own. From what little I know of anxiety, it can lead to medical conditions, motivational disorder, and periods of depression.
Personally, I can say that there were times in my life that were very hard to deal with. Not having the knowledge in realizing the onset of an anxious situation, I was already caught up in its grasp. Maybe as children we can't understand the concept of the stresses that cause anxiety. As parents we may not know how to educate our children in dealing with those times when there doesn't seem to be an answer.
I've often wondered about my eating habits, sleeping problems, decision making, and concentration levels, or the ability to just get moving. Then there are those moments in the shop when a goof up turns into rage, and gets somewhat satisfied by making frisbees out of shelves.
From Wikipedia - Anxiety is a physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components (Seligman, Walker & Rosenhan, 2001). These components combine to create the feelings that we typically recognize as fear, apprehension, or worry. Anxiety is often accompanied by physical sensations such as heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath, or headache.
The cognitive component entails expectation of a diffuse and uncertain danger. Somatically the body prepares the organism to deal with threat (known as an emergency reaction): blood pressure and heart rate are increased, sweating is increased, bloodflow to the major muscle groups is increased, and immune and digestive system functions are inhibited. Externally, somatic signs of anxiety may include pale skin, sweating, trembling, and pupillary dilation. Emotionally, anxiety causes a sense of dread or panic and physically causes nausea, and chills. Behaviorally, both voluntary and involuntary behaviors may arise directed at escaping or avoiding the source of anxiety. These behaviors are frequent and often maladaptive, being most extreme in anxiety disorders. However, anxiety is not always pathological or maladaptive: it is a common emotion along with fear, anger, sadness, and happiness, and it has a very important function in relation to survival.
Neural circuitry involving the amygdala and hippocampus is thought to underlie anxiety (Rosen & Schulkin, 1998). When confronted with unpleasant and potentially harmful stimuli such as foul odors or tastes, PET-scans show increased bloodflow in the amygdala (Zald & Pardo, 1997; Zald, Hagen & Pardo, 2002). In these studies, the participants also reported moderate anxiety. This might indicate that anxiety is a protective mechanism designed to prevent the organism from engaging in potentially harmful behaviors.
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I've noticed that in growing up there were times of great stresses. Our parents may not have detected the exact problem affecting inordinate behavior. They may have just attributed it to the "growing up" stage. I was probably disciplined for outrageous behavior instead of being taught to deal with anxiety. It's like one of those states of mind that we try to deal with on our own. From what little I know of anxiety, it can lead to medical conditions, motivational disorder, and periods of depression.
Personally, I can say that there were times in my life that were very hard to deal with. Not having the knowledge in realizing the onset of an anxious situation, I was already caught up in its grasp. Maybe as children we can't understand the concept of the stresses that cause anxiety. As parents we may not know how to educate our children in dealing with those times when there doesn't seem to be an answer.
I've often wondered about my eating habits, sleeping problems, decision making, and concentration levels, or the ability to just get moving. Then there are those moments in the shop when a goof up turns into rage, and gets somewhat satisfied by making frisbees out of shelves.
LCHIEN
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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