>>JENNIFER WAUGH: A U.S. TASK FORCE IS NOW RECOMMENDING THAT ADULTS AGES 19 TO 64 GET
SCREENED FOR ANXIETY. LOCAL
PSYCHOLOGIST DOCTOR TRACY PACK
IN IS JOINING US VIA ZOOM THIS
MORNING TO BREAK THIS DOWN.
THIS NEW RECOMMENDATION. GOOD
MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US.
>> GOOD MORNING, JEN. THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME. IT? SO THIS
WAS RELEASED TUESDAY? IT’S
REALLY A FIRST OF ITS KIND
RECOMMENDATION.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WHY IS THIS
SO IMPORTANT FOR PATIENTS AND
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS?
>> I THINK THE FIRST THING TO
KNOW ABOUT ANXIETY IS IF THERE
ARE 2 SIDES TO IT AS MOST MEN
TO HELP SHOES, THE PURSE
ANXIETY CAN ACTUALLY BE
PROACTIVE. IT CAN PROPEL US
INTO PROVIDING POSITIVE
ACTION. BUT UPSIDE THE
NEGATIVE SIDE IS IT CAN BE
PARALYZING AND BEING ABLE TO
IDENTIFY. THAT ONLY IS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT STEP BECAUSE IT CAN
SHOW UP IN SO MANY AREAS OF
OUR LIFE IN A WORK IN OUR
RELATIONSHIPS, OUR DAILY LIFE.
AND THE ONLY WE SCREEN FOR
THAT, THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY
WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN LEARN
PHONE LINES AND A QUIET TOOLS
TO MANAGE YOUR ANXIETY IN A
HEALTHY WAY.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WELL, IT’S
INTERESTING, TOO, BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, SOME PEOPLE MAY LOOK AT
ANXIETY IS I’M ANXIOUS ABOUT
AN INTERVIEW I HAVE TOMORROW
IS AN EXAMPLE. BUT BUT OTHERS
IT CAN BE MORSE SEVERE, AS YOU
JUST MENTIONED AND PARALYZING.
I MEAN, DOES IT HAVE LONG-TERM
RAMIFICATIONS TO OUR HEALTH IF
WE DON’T TREAT IT?
>> IT CERTAINLY CAN GET. AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXAMPLE
THAT YOU THE ANXIETY ABOUT AN
INTERVIEW IS A GREAT EXAMPLE
OF THE PROACTIVE, A POSITIVE
SIDE OF THINGS. IT IT IS THAT
ALARM SYSTEM AND A BRAIN THAT
TELLS US, HEY, WE HAVE TO
WATCH OUT FOR SOMETHING AND
HAVING THAT SMALL DOSE OF
ANXIETY CAN PROPEL US INTO
ACTION THAT CAN HELP US PUT
THE PAIR EFFECTIVELY FOR
INTERVIEW. BUT THE NEGATIVE
SIDE OF THAT, IT CAN LEAD TO
LONG-TERM EFFECTS. AS YOU
ASKED ABOUT, LIKE
PERFECTIONISM WHAT? WE HAVE TO
HAVE EVERYTHING SO PERFECT
THAT IT ACTUALLY PREVENTS US
FROM DOING ANYTHING. IT CAN
ALSO SHOW UP IN PROCRASTINATE,
ATION. SOME OF US PUT OFF
DOING THINGS BECAUSE WE’RE SO
AFRAID OF FAILURE AND THAT
ANXIETY BECOMES CRIPPLING
PARALYZING. SO ARE NEGATIVE
LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF ANXIETY
WHERE WE DON’T DO ANYTHING.
WE’RE PARALYZED. WE
PROCRASTINATE OR WE CAN EVEN
USE PERFECTIONISM AS AN EXCUSE
TO PREVENT FROM DOING
ANYTHING. SO ARE THOSE SOME OF
THE WARNING SIGNS AND ARE
THERE ANY OTHERS AT THE
ANXIETY WE’RE EXPERIENCING IS
NOT PROACTIVE?
>> THIS A GREAT EXAMPLE. WHEN
WE LOOK AT STANDARDIZED
SCREENING IS WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT OF ANXIETY. TYPICALLY
THE RESEARCH LOOKED IT 2 WAYS
IN WHICH WE CAN IDENTIFY
ANXIETY. ONE IS PHYSIOLOGICAL
SIDE. SO IT LOOKS OF THINGS
LIKE HEART POUNDING HAVE
FOUGHT A COLD SWEATS.
>> YOU NOTICE YOUR HANDS
TREMBLING SHAKING. THE OTHER
PART OF THAT IS THE CAUSATIVE
SIGNS. DO YOU NOTICE YOURSELF
GETTING SCARED? WILL
CONSTANTLY FEEDING NOTICE? SO
THESE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS
THAT YOU CAN DO A SELF-CHECK
TO IDENTIFY YOU OWN LEVELS OF
ANXIETY.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO IF
SOMEONE IS FEELING THE ANXIETY
THAT YOU MENTIONED, THAT
REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE SOME KIND
OF INTERVENTION, WHAT KIND OF
DOCTOR DO THEY GO TO AND AND
HOW ARE THEY SCREEN THEN? WHAT
IS THAT PROCESS LIKE?
>> THAT THE EASIEST WAY FOR A
LOT OF PEOPLE TO FIRST START
OFF THE GIFT. FAMILY ADOPTED
NAME A FEW MORE COMFORTABLE IF
IF GET FAMILIAR FACE AND YOU
REMEMBER THAT ANXIETY IS
ALREADY IT CAN SHOW UP IN
DIFFERENT WAYS. SO WE MAY HAVE
ANXIETY JUST EVEN ABOUT
FINDING SOMEONE YOU LIKE A
THERAPIST OR PSYCHOLOGIST OR
COUNSELOR. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT
GO TO THE FAITH-BASED PERSON
THAT THEY’RE COMFORTABLE WITH.
THEY MAY GO TO THEIR FAMILY,
DOCTOR AND USUALLY FAMILY LOOK
AT IT MUCH LIKE WE TALKED
ABOUT THE PHYSICAL SIGNS. IT
WILL ALSO ASK HOW IT’S
IMPACTING THEIR DAILY
FUNCTIONING. AND THAT’S WHERE
ALL THIS THAT CRIPPLING
EFFECTS COMES INTO PLAY. WE
GENERALLY FEEL ANXIETY ABOUT
THINGS. BUT IS IT ACTUALLY
PREVENTING YOU FROM PERFORMING
WELL IN YOUR WORKPLACE ISN’T
PREVENTING YOU FROM
ESTABLISHING NEW FRIENDSHIPS,
NEW RELATIONSHIPS. WHAT IS
IMPACT THAT ANXIETY IS HAVING
ON AND SECOND FOLLOW-UP
QUESTION IS REALLY A CRUCIAL.
SO IT’S NOT JUST BEING ABLE TO
IDENTIFY THE SIGNS OF ANXIETY,
BUT ALSO TO IDENTIFY THE
IMPACT ANXIETY IS HAPPENING
YOUR DAILY LIFE.