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Overview of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety disorders are diagnosed when anxiety no longer functions as a signal of danger or a motivation for needed change but becomes chronic .

OVERVIEW OF ANXIETY DISORDERS

Anxiety disorders are diagnosed when anxiety no longer functions as a signal of danger or a motivation for needed change but becomes chronic and permeates major portions of the person’s life, resulting in maladaptive behav-iors and emotional disability. Anxiety disorders have many manifestations, but anxiety is the key feature of each (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000). Types of anxiety disorders include the following:

 

·    Agoraphobia with or without panic disorder

 

·    Panic disorder

 

·    Specific phobia

 

·    Social phobia

 

·    OCD

 

·    Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

 

·    Acute stress disorder

 

·    Posttraumatic stress disorder.

 

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