Panic Disorder

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Panic Disorder

Introduction

The paper aims to extricate the concept of panic disorder in the context of psychopathology. It discussed the classifications of psychopathology and different types of abnormalities related to the mental fitness. It elaborates the how the panic attack hits panic disorders. Moreover, the paper discusses the severity of the attacks and the level anxiety caused due to panic attacks. In addition to it, paper attempts to discuss the symptoms of the panic attacks and the appropriate treatments in order to mitigate the severity of the attacks as well as to cure the panic disorders.

Discussion

Psychopathology

The term Psycho pathology is the amalgamation of psychiatry and pathology and it extricates the study of abnormal maladaptive behavior. It encompasses mental illness and mental disorders. The aim of the descriptive psychopathology is to elucidate symptoms and syndromes of the mental illness or disorder. The concepts of psychopathology can be utilized in order to diagnose the mental disorder in an individual patient as well as for the criterion behind the diagnostic system for instance, diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder or international statistical classification of diseases and related health problems Davis.Conceptualizing Psychiatric Disorders Using “Four D's” of Diagnoses. The Internet Journal of Psychiatry. 2010 Volume.

There are different types of abnormalities related to psychological disorders. It can be classified as four D's which encompasses the following abnormalities.

Deviance: it extricates the deviation of specific thoughts, emotion and behavior for being unacceptable and uncommon in the surroundings.

Distress: it involves exertion of negative behavior by the individual due to the level of his or her discomfort with by his illness.

Dysfunction: it encompasses the abnormalities in the behavior of the individual that distracts him from doing normal routine tasks and prevents him from living a normal life. Dysfunction is not always caused by a disorder, it can be caused voluntary for instance due to a strike of hunger.

Danger: it involves harmful and violent behavior of the individual that provokes him to commit a dangerous activity which may harm the individual himself as well as other people in the surrounding. For instance, attempt to commit suicide.

Culture and psychopathology

Cultural aspects have direct impact on the concept of psychopathology. Researchers are attempting to pick up the core universal elements that have impact on psychopathology and culture is one of the most important elements. It has direct influence on the psychopathology in terms of positive and negative prognosis. Different culture exerts differ psychological problems which can be cure with the help of that particular based therapies. Moreover, the concept of culture bounded syndromes elaborates more general patterns regarding the cultural values. For instance, the concepts related to individualism as well as collectivism. Culture bounded syndromes is basically psychopathological syndromes that are prevails with the context of a particular culture.

Elements and classification of psychopathology

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) suggests the diagnoses and criterion regarding the psychopathology in order to classify its elements. Some of the most prevalent forms of the psychopathological symptoms are ...