Anxiety Disorder

Its beginning often evident early in life has resulted in persistent vulnerability to experience fear or anxiety when facing every day problems. In these cases ordinary methods of coping, including the “normal” use of ego-defense mechanisms, have proven inadequate and an individual either experiences disabling anxiety or increasingly relies on more defensive reactions. Although these defenses may help ward off acute feelings of threat, they exact a high price in ineffective and self-defeating behavior. ...

It is characterized by chronic excessive worry, traditionally described as free-floating anxiety. The subjective experience of worry must also be accompanied by the following symptoms.

Motor tension
o Trembly, twitchy, shaky feeling
o Tense, aching, sore muscles
o Easy fatigability
Vigilance and scanning
o Keyed up on edge feeling
o Exaggerated startle response
o Difficult sleeping
o Concentration problem
o Irritability
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