Anxiety is a response to a threat. If it's continuous and causes you to function less well, it needs attention. Anxiety can be too severe, can occur too often, can last too long and/or be too readily triggered.

I'll introduce you to the five common DSM-5 TR anxiety disorders of: Panicproblems (state of physical and psychological terror that is short-lived but recurrent),Phobias (persistent, unreasonable fears of everyday objects, acts and contexts),Social Anxiety (fears about social contacts or performances when judgments are made), Generalized Anxiety(excessive worries about two or more everyday activities or events that result in physical fatigue) and Agoraphobia (fear of public places or situations where escape is difficult) as well as what therapies(cognitive-behavioral, sociocultural, humanistic, biological and psychodynamic) will help youget control of them. You'll alsohave a chance to apply and analyze some real-worldcases.

After that, we'll cover the anxiety-related disorders ofobsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding, hair pulling and body dysmorphic disorder.Iwill also describethe best psychotherapies for relief.

Towardsthe end of the course, you canreview the key concepts you've learned and check your learning. Bythe end of the course, you'll be able to spot anxiety symptomseasily and also know what the best therapies are for bringing relief to those whose lives are dominated by their psychological states.