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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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(GAD) is much more than the normal anxiety people experience from day to day. GAD is more than the normal nervous response in stressful situations. Such as, the sweaty palms, a racing heart and the butterflies in the stomach one feels before .... Middle of Term Paper
... sweating, muscle tension, stomach pains, or headaches that tend to worsen when they face even mild stress (Harvard Health Letter, 1998)
In 1994, (GAD) became an identifiable mental disorder with a DSM-IV diagnosis. The diagnostic criteria for GAD are:
A. Unrealistic or excessive anxiety and worry about life
circumstances for a period greater than 6 months, during
which this person has been bothered by these concerns for
more days than not.
B. The person has difficulty controlling the anxiety and
worrying.
C. The anxiety and worry are associated with at least 3
of the following symptoms:
1) Restlessness or feeli ... |
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