In: Psychology
Give a brief description of two psychological disorders that are common in your community. Justify the relevance of drug therapy and psychological therapy.
The two psychological disorders that are common in our community are:-
Anxiety disorders have been known to be fairly common in the population as well as our communities. These disorders revolve around the feelings of nervousness, uneasiness, worrisome, excessive fear, etc. The anxiety seems extremely disturbing, out of control and distressing
There are different types of Anxiety disorders like:
Common symptoms of Anxiety disorders:-
Mood disorders
Distortion of mood, emotional state, interference with your daily functioning.
Types of mood disorders-
Drug therapy also called pharmacotherapy helps in the issues with physiology like serotonin levels, mood stabilization, reduction of distress, reduction in symptoms. The drug therapy helps in the small term relief
The psychotherapies help in the cognitive restructuring, preventing relapse of the condition and help with long term effects when used in conjunction with the drug therapy