Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder- Persistent, uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts and urges to engage in senseless rituals
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder- Enduring psychological disturbance attributable to the experience of a major traumatic event
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
characterized by excessive or unrealistic worry about almost everything or feeling that something bad is about to happen
Symptoms
psychological and physical symptoms
psychological: being irritable, having difficulty concentrating, and being unable to control one’s worry, which is out of proportion to the actual event
Treatment
Tranquilizers, such as alprazolam and benzodiazepines