{"id":2521,"date":"2020-09-25T13:12:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T13:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/article\/what-causes-anxiety\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T10:27:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:27:35","slug":"what-causes-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/what-causes-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 causa la ansiedad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like other mental health conditions, <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/what-is-anxiety\/\">trastornos de ansiedad<\/a> don&#8217;t\u00a0have one\u00a0single cause. Instead they have a variety of causes, called <strong>factores de riesgo<\/strong>. The more risk factors you have, the more likely you are to develop anxiety. Sometimes, anxiety develops gradually. Other times, it doesn\u2019t appear until a stressful event <strong>disparadores<\/strong> eso.<\/p>\n<p>Existen muchos factores de riesgo y desencadenantes, pero aqu\u00ed hay algunos ejemplos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gen\u00e9tica. <\/strong>Mental health conditions often run\u00a0in the family. If you have family members who live with anxiety, or even a different mental health condition, you may be more at risk.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medio ambiente. <\/strong>Living in a stressful environment makes anxiety more likely. Things like living in poverty or having an abusive family put a lot of stress on your brain. They can make you feel like the world is an unsafe place.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social life<\/strong>. Feeling embarrassed or unsure of yourself in social situations can lead to social anxiety. Being isolated can also lead to anxiety, because as humans we depend on other people to get our needs met.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eventos estresantes:\u00a0<\/strong>Experiencing something traumatic (like falling off a ledge) can lead to fear and anxiety around that experience (like a fear of heights). In some cases, these experiences can lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/what-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd\/\">trastorno por estr\u00e9s postraum\u00e1tico<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trauma infantil.<\/strong> Even if you\u2019re no longer in a stressful environment, things that happened to you as a child can have an impact later in life. Anxiety can be one symptom of <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/what-complex-ptsd\/\">trastorno por estr\u00e9s postraum\u00e1tico complejo<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>H\u00e1bitos poco saludables: <\/strong>like\u00a0not getting enough sleep, or not eating. Your brain needs sleep, nutrients, and healthy habits to function properly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drogas y alcohol: <\/strong>Abusing drugs and alcohol can trigger anxiety\u2014especially stimulants like tobacco and cocaine, which make your brain more sensitive to stressful events. People often use drugs and alcohol to cope with anxiety, but in the long run they make it harder to recover from anxiety.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qu\u00edmica cerebral.<\/strong> Anxiety disorders involve\u00a0an imbalance of natural chemicals in your brain and your body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These risk factors don\u2019t just affect who will develop anxiety in the first place. They also affect how severe their symptoms will be, and when they will experience those symptoms. There are several <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/are-there-types-of-anxiety\/\">different types of anxiety disorders<\/a>, and each one has slightly different risk factors.<\/p>\n<p>One way to manage your anxiety is by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/how-can-i-improve-my-mental-health-on-my-own\/\">tomar medidas para reducir sus factores de riesgo<\/a>. Eso podr\u00eda incluir <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/how-do-you-treat-anxiety\/\">buscar tratamiento, como medicaci\u00f3n o terapia<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like other mental health conditions, anxiety disorders don&#8217;t\u00a0have one\u00a0single cause. Instead they have a variety of causes, called risk factors. The more risk factors you have, the more likely you are to develop anxiety. Sometimes, anxiety develops gradually. Other times, it doesn\u2019t appear until a stressful event triggers it. 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