“Summarise and discuss the representations of mental health in the two new paper articles given at the end of this TMA. BSc (Honours) Psychology”

Article one describes anxiety in todays society touching on a 26 year old woman suffered some panic attacks as a teenager be later in life went through a time when this dominated her life. This was a sudden change throughout the article we see advice from a GP and help given through drugs as well as how Anxiety charities, Anxiety UK helped and was described by Claire as her rescue, they provided CBT sessions at an affordable cost, this helped change everything for Claire, the article subject. That off-loading and someone understanding was a real help in rationalising and committing to a strategy and coping mechanisms and describes anxiety as objectiveless and could lead to humiliation in the future. Article one gives us the statistics that 1/3 or 10% – 30% of people suffer from an anxiety disorder, according the article this is more common in women, and look at their experiences…(short extract)