The need to provide for her family is her foremost concern and the thought of her not being able to is a constant source of anxiety. Anxiety has also been linked to CHD, but the combination of anxiety and depression increases the risk even more. Anxiety is thought to increase the risk of CHD due to the fact that it may reduce vagal control of heart rate. Along with anxiety and depression comes vital exhaustion, a mental state characterized by extreme fatigue, enhanced irritability, and feelings of being dejected or defeated (Taylor, 258). Vital exhaustion predicts the likelihood of a heart attack as well as the possibility of another heart attack after the
The need to provide for her family is her foremost concern and the thought of her not being able to is a constant source of anxiety. Anxiety has also been linked to CHD, but the combination of anxiety and depression increases the risk even more. Anxiety is thought to increase the risk of CHD due to the fact that it may reduce vagal control of heart rate. Along with anxiety and depression comes vital exhaustion, a mental state characterized by extreme fatigue, enhanced irritability, and feelings of being dejected or defeated (Taylor, 258). Vital exhaustion predicts the likelihood of a heart attack as well as the possibility of another heart attack after the