After beginning college William saw an upswing in his worrying, it had spread to his school work, his getting ready in the morning, he felt debilitated in fear of the world outside of himself and began skipping course work, ignoring his family and friends. His worrying had turned to depressive thoughts and confusion of why he was alive. From a biological stand point we will look to William’s brain chemistry. He seems to be showing symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder as well as depression. When in reference to the biological perspective it’s important to note that the brain chemistry of someone suffering from generalized anxiety disorder is chemically different than that of someone who is not. The amygdala is the center in the brain that controls fight or flight
After beginning college William saw an upswing in his worrying, it had spread to his school work, his getting ready in the morning, he felt debilitated in fear of the world outside of himself and began skipping course work, ignoring his family and friends. His worrying had turned to depressive thoughts and confusion of why he was alive. From a biological stand point we will look to William’s brain chemistry. He seems to be showing symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder as well as depression. When in reference to the biological perspective it’s important to note that the brain chemistry of someone suffering from generalized anxiety disorder is chemically different than that of someone who is not. The amygdala is the center in the brain that controls fight or flight