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1. I think you have the general idea of the difference between having anxious thoughts and being obsessive about them. This honestly reminds me of the first part of the text this week in Chapter 5 where it talked about how fear is a normal response to something scary. It is natural to feel this way. However, it is when those thoughts overcome a person and intrude on our normal thoughts, as you said, that it becomes a real problem. If you were a person with a disorder like this or a doctor treating it, how do you think you would handle those unwarranted thoughts? As a Christian, the best answer I can think of is to "give them to God" because it is in those cases that we cannot control that we should relinquish such worries (or any worries, really) to Him because He has full control. "For God has not given us a spirit of fear," as the Bible says. Have a great day!

2. Anxiety is having too much fear and worry. Negative thoughts can increase your worry or fear. Anxiety can cause physical symptoms like a fast heartbeat and sweaty hands.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions). These obsessions and compulsions interfere with daily activities and cause significant distress. Despite efforts to ignore or get rid of bothersome thoughts or urges, they keep coming back.
This leads to more ritualistic behavior- the vicious cycle of OCD.

3. Chapter five of the textbook Abnormal Psychology explains, "Anxiety also plays a major role in a different group of problems, called obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. People with these disorders feel overrun by recurrent thoughts that cause anxiety or by the need to perform certain repetitive actions to reduce anxiety" (Comer, 2018, p 114). Anxiety is an emotional response that is triggered by fear. Obsessive-compulsive disorders are overwhelming thoughts that trigger anxiety. The anxiety then triggers a repetitive action to reduce the anxiety. The behaviors associated with anxiety are increased breathing, muscular tension, and sweating rather than turning a doorknob multiple times.

4. Post-Traumatic stress disorder is when long after a traumatic event someone still has fear or related symptoms because of it (Comer, 2018). It is important to be patients and encourage others to seek help because many times people do not seek help in fear of judgment or a stigma towards therapy. It is important that the person have a good support system. People are predisposed to developing PTSD from different factors such as biological, experiences in childhood, personal styles, social support systems, along with the severity of the trauma itself (Comer, 2018). One thing that a society can do to help others is bring more awareness to how therapy can help and try to decrease the stigma that therapy has, so that when someone is experiencing a problem, they do not hold back on seeking therapy. There was a part in the video that Barbra said how fast the media is fast to tell people what they should be scared of but it was important to help people by advising them where they can take action (Anxiety disorders, 2011).

5. One of the things that PTSD and anxiety disorder have in common is the effects on the lower income population (Comer & Comer, 2018). While it is true that PTSD in particular is becoming more normalized in the mainstream media, treatment for the disorder has not become more available to our most vulnerable populations. It is not enough to try to unstigmatize the disorder unless we as a society try to prevent the chances of developing the disorder on a fundamental level. The statistics tell us that ii is those living in poverty who are more susceptible (Comer & Comer, 2018). In my opinion, this means that we start to look at how we can eradicate poverty in the United States. We change that in the voting booth by supporting candidates who believe health care is a human right and are willing to make mental health care available to everyone. It has been two years since my community was devastated by Hurricane Michael. We still do not have enough mental health care providers. There is also a stigma for many families in our area surrounding mental health issues. If mental health care were available to everyone it would help to erase the stigma.

6. As a society we can try and help these individuals who suffer from these disorders by getting them help. Most of them cannot afford help or they do not want it. It will be hard at first trying to get them help but they will be grateful in the end. Together as a society, we need to take care of those who have these disorders so they can live a normal life and be themselves again. Most people who have this disorder might not know they have it. "With the right support from friends and family, though, your loved one's nervous system can become "unstuck" and they can finally move on from the traumatic event (Smith & Robinson, 2019)." I do not believe we can do much from these stress reactions from becoming disorders except by getting them help early. If we see our family members, friends, or anyone dealing with stress, we should get them help before it gets worse.