Generalized Anxiety Disorder Answer 2022

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GAD
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Table of Contents
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).................................................................................... 2
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Ans. 2........................................................................................................................ 3
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Ans. 4........................................................................................................................ 6
References..................................................................................................................... 9

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Ans. 1
Introduction
It is normal to experience anxiety occasionally, particularly if the life of a person is
stressful. People might be worried about different things like their health, money, of family
issues. However, individuals with generalized anxiety disorder sense extreme worried or may
feel nervous about these and other things (Lader, 2015). In this particular section, GAD and how
it is different from the panic disorder will be discussed.
GAD
GAD is characterized by persistent and excessive worry about different things.
Individuals with this disorder might anticipate the disaster and finds it difficult to manage their
worries. It has been recognised that this disorder affects nearly 6. 8 million adults or 3.1 per cent
of the total population of the United States every year (Stein & Sareen, 2015). Particularly in
Australia around 6 per cent of the total population experience GAD once in their lifetime. It
affects women more than men. It can be caused by the overactivity of the brain areas involved in
the emotions and behaviour, having a painful chronic health condition like arthritis, having a
history of drug abuse, stressful or traumatic events like domestic violence, and gene inheritance
form the parents to the children (Crome et al., 2015).
Difference between GAD and panic attacks

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While GAD and panic disorder share some mutual symptoms, they are two different and
distinct mental health issues. The main difference between the GAD and panic disorder is that
the symptoms of panic attack commonly happen suddenly, peak within ten minutes and later
subside. While GAD might be persistent for more than six months (Stein & Sareen, 2015).
Characteristics of panic attacks include recurrent panic attacks, fear of going stupid or losing
control, feeling of illusoriness or being separate from oneself, extreme worry about the upcoming
attacks, chest pain, trembling, a shaking, and quicker heart rate and breathing issues. on the other
hand characteristics of Generalized anxiety disorder includes excessive worries over daily life
events, worrisome thoughts that obstruct with everyday functioning, trouble sleeping, fatigue,
muscle tension, irritability, the sensation of mind going blank or abnormal concentration, and
digestive issues (Cuijpers et al. 2016).
Conclusion
GAD is the persistent and extreme worry about different things. I affect around 6.8
million young people in the US. The symptoms of this disorder are quite similar to panic
disorder. However, the main difference between GAD and Panic attack is that a panic attack lasts
for around ten minutes, while GAD lasts for several months.
Ans. 2
Introduction
The therapeutic relationship is the best approach used in the health care setting to develop
healthy communication between the patient and healthcare professionals in order to assess the
patient easily and improve the recovery time (Hadjistavropoulos, Pugh, Hesser & Andersson,