by Arbor | Apr 1, 2017 | Articles
Note: Recently Post-traumatic Stress Disorder has been re-classified as a trauma or stressrelated disorder instead of an anxiety disorder. This might help de-stigmatize PTSD since it is no longer an anxiety-related mental illness but a disorder caused by an external...
by Arbor | Mar 30, 2017 | Articles
Definition Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) occurs within one month in an individual after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, such as a death, threat of death, serious injury or physical violation. ASD is characterized by the development of severe anxiety, fear,...
by Arbor | Mar 28, 2017 | Articles
Specific Learning Disorder Definition: Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a disorder that disrupts the normal pattern of learning academic skills for at least 6 months. A key feature is that the individual’s performance in a particular area is well below the average...
by Arbor | Mar 26, 2017 | Articles
Managing Stress During Challenging Times By Scott Stolarick, LCPC It seems like every day there is some type of distressing news for the public to digest. In this age of technology and mass media, it is hard to escape these messages. It is important for us to identify...
by Arbor | Mar 23, 2017 | Articles
Definition: Agoraphobia (AG) is a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and often avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed. The anxiety is caused by the fear that there is no way to escape or get...
by Arbor | Mar 19, 2017 | Articles
Definition: Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder with persistent and usually unexpected panic attacks. These panic attacks are marked by the continual fear of future attacks, shifts in behavior to avoid future attacks, or both of these issues, for at least one month....
