Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Anxiety Disorders: The Genetic Basis. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 6 page overview of anxiety disorders and their genetic basis. The author describes the various manifestations of anxiety disorders and identifies the specific gene (SLC6A4) believed to be responsible for these conditions. Pharmacological as well as cognitive therapy are discussed in regard to options for treatment. Includes a one page Roman Numeral Outline. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Page Count:
6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPanxiet.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
A significant percentage of the American population is troubled by anxiety and aggression. Although there are definite environmental correlants to these psychiatric manifestations, there is a growing body of
evidence which links such conditions to genetic factors. Aggressive tendencies, for example, have been found to manifest differently according to an individuals gender. Such tendencies (tendencies which can
manifest themselves in a number of forms, some of the most common being verbal aggression, sexual harassment, or even overt acts of violence such as fights or more serious encounters)
are thus obvious in their genetic correlants. Anxiety too can have a number of societal manifestations, many of which can be linked to genetic correlants. Panic attacks (one
of the more common types of anxiety disorders), in particular, are expected to have a genetic origin (The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, 2001).
The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center (2001) distinguishes between panic disorder and normal anxiety by the fact that other anxiety disorders are
characterized by an ongoing feeling of impending doom verses the sudden manifestation of attacks of intense terror which characterize panic disorder. Bouton, Mineka and Barlow (2001, 4) comment:
"Anxiety, an anticipatory emotional state that functions to prepare the individual for the next panic, is
different from panic, an emotional state designed to deal with a traumatic event that is already in progress. However, the presence of conditioned anxiety potentiates the next panic, which begins
the individuals spiral into PD". Achieving their first formal recognition in 1980, panic disorder
...