Individuals with emotional vulnerabilities, including high sensitivity and reactivity to emotional cues, and those who do not have the skills to manage their emotions often find it extremely difficult to divert one’s attention from emotional triggers.

It is natural for sadness to develop in response to stressful situations and it usually passes with time. However, when a natural and temporary period of sadness persists, this could be a sign of depression.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is diagnosed in people who find it difficult to control their worries about a wide variety of possibilities which may include health, relationships, work, small everyday issues, etc.

People with social anxiety disorder experience overwhelming fear that he or she may act in a way that will be embarrassing or humiliating.

Panic attacks may make everyday living extremely uncomfortable and lead to isolation from other people if the individual starts to avoid situations or places that are thought to cause panic attacks.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) includes two characteristics: the first half consists of unwanted obsessions and recurrent thoughts, images, or impulses that cause significant distress, while the latter half consists of compulsions and repetitive behaviors or thoughts that you feel compelled to perform to get rid of the obsessions and feelings of distress.

Specific Phobias refer to extreme fear of specific situations or objects which often leads to the avoiding behaviors. Those with specific phobias often display automatic and overwhelming fear when exposed to the situation or object that triggers fear and experience panic attack in extreme cases. 

The number of individuals who suffer from eating disorders has increased since more people are adopting an ideal body type that has been shaped by the media.

Individuals with PTSD often relive traumatic events through flashbacks or nightmares and experience changes in physical and/or emotional reactions.

Moving to another country and building a life there can bring about a culture shock that may lead to feelings of wanting to avoid the situation. Such emotions along with a lack of social support can manifest symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents is marked by inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive behaviors.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder involving difficulties with verbal and non-verbal communications, social interactions, and repetitive behaviors.

Communication disorders involve persistent problems related to language and speech, and its four main types include language disorder, speech sound disorder, child-onset fluency disorder, and social communication disorder.

Tic and Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder which involves symptoms such as sudden twitches, movements or sounds and can be categorized into motor tics, vocal tics, and complex tics.

Learning disorders begin in early developmental stages before formal schooling and is a neurodevelopmental issue that would impair individual, social, educational, and occupational functioning.