Anxiety Lecture
Updated January 13, 2023
Brain-Neuro-Psych Program
Intro
Conventional vs Holistic Medicine
What is Anxiety? Its Characteristics?
How Many Kinds of Anxiety are There?
Who Has More Anxiety–What Sex, Age Group, Nation, Situation?
How is Anxiety Diagnosed?
What Causes Anxiety?
How is Anxiety Diagnosed?
How Is Anxiety Treated Conventionally?
What Are the Alternative Treatments?
What is the Future of Anxiety?
Definitions
Mind, body and spirit
Emotions vs Feelings vs Affect vs Mood
Anxiety–nervous, worrysome, obsessive, stressed, tense
Situational vs Disorder
Panic
Types
Generalized
Social
PTSD
Other
Related Conditions
Depression
Panic
Anhedonia
OCD
ODD
Prevalence
Transient–up to 20%
Disorder–8%
More women than men
Most prevalent in teens, 20-40
Causes
Genetic
Traumatic
Biochemical/Metabolic–Food, Deficiencies and Toxicities
Secondary
Evaluation
Licensed
Psychologist
Social Worker
Counselor
Unlicensed
Therapist
Testing, Scales
Conventional Treatment
Psychotherapies
Cognitive-Behavioral
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reeducation (Shapiro)
Other
Medications
SSRIs Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Benzodiazepams (Valium and family)
Hormones
Other
Alternative Testing
Metabolic Testing: Vitamins, Minerals, Aminos, Hormones, Inflammatory Markers
Gut-Brain, Leaky-Gut
Vagus Nerve and the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
Alternative Treatments: Non-chemical
Education: Information is power
Breath & Mouth Taping
Yoga
Heartrate
Neural
Oura Ring, other.
Alternative Treatments: Metabolic
Core Nutrients
Omega-3’s
B’s
Minerals including Iodine and Lithium
Aminos
Gut: Probiotics, Acids, Enzymes
Hormone Balancing: Adrenals, Sex, Thyroid, other
Alkalinization
Detoxification
Next Steps
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