A Family Affear

ISBN-13: 9783844301083 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 84 str.

Sherri Green

Opis

The disabling condition agoraphobia with panic disorder is explored across the life spans of three individuals who are related: 63 year old Grandmother, 43 year old Mother, and 23 year old Son. As their life stories are told, glimpses of experienced stigma, emotional management, creation of identities, and coping mechanisms are revealed. These are analyzed using the sociological theories of Goffman, Ellis, Cahill, and Davidson. The notion of nature versus nurture is most apparent in Sons story which details the effects of growing up with Grandmothers severe agoraphobic episodes. While each individual does have similarities in their experience of this disorder, nevertheless they each cope and manage in very different ways. I look at my own experience with the disorder, provide the definition, etiology, and risk factors, as well as the prevalence of the disorder, and how it affects the individuals quality of life. Of particular interest is Sons life story followed by his personal depiction of the evolution of his anxiety, his theory concerning causes, and his methods of control.

O autorze

Sherri Green is a sociologist. She has explored several topics under the heading of mental health issues and has written a number of articles. This is her first book. She attained her Bachelor s in Psychology and her Master s in Sociology from the University of South Florida. She lives in Florida with her husband, son, and granddaughters.