Plagiarism Assignment

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Many people will confuse worrying about something and having an anxiety disorder because they will feel like this stress is a serious problem and must be a disorder. Understand Anxiety Disorders by Diana Rodriguez is an article I read that goes into depth on what constitutes having an anxiety disorder by describing in general what an anxiety disorder is and continuing on to describe specific disorders. An anxiety disorder in general is when someone has such high anxiety and worry levels to the point of impairing daily functioning. “We all devise methods, unconscious and conscious, to deal with it, and therefore we don’t perceive it to be agonizing. Some people don’t have those measures”(Goodstein qtd. In Rodriguez). There are a few different specific types of disorders including Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Each of these different disorders are described in detail with their causes and specific symptoms. The article is trying to inform and comfort anybody dealing with either intense worrying or those dealing with anxiety disorders. Anybody dealing with worry cannot let it run their lives, and most cope with it to the best of their abilities even if they need help in doing so.

My paragraph is written on an article about Anxiety Disorders. This article is meant to inform readers about the difference between normal worries and the worries being a symptom of a disorder. I have summarized the information that the author uses to teach about these diseases. I have also paraphrased when discussing the difference and the distinguishing characteristic of a worry, which makes it a disorder and not simple worrying. My quote in my paragraph is a quote made within the article made by Dr. Goodstein who is a clinical professor of psychiatry, and this quote was regarding those who suffer from these disorders cannot cope with the day to day struggles of worrying.