Everyone feels anxious now and then. It’s a normal emotion. For example, you may feel nervous when you have a problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision. What is anxiety disorder? Anxiety disorder is a phenomenon that commonly exists in the society, which is general term of various mental disorders. This kind of disease often has many negative influences on people of different ages and in different aspects, “Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults, or 18 percent of the population at any point in time.They are even more common children and teenager affecting an estimated 25% of children between the ages of 13 and 18. ” (Jovanovic 2018) . “Anxiety disorders
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(Louise, 2017). Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by persistent and excessive worry about a number of different things. People with GAD may anticipate disaster and may be overly concerned about money, health, family, work, or other issues. Individuals with GAD find it difficult to control their worry. They may worry more than seems warranted about actual events or may expect the worst even when there is no apparent reason for concern. Symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months. Fourth, Phobias Disorder is an excessive and irrational fear reaction, “In the United States, approximately 19 million people have phobias, affects 6 million adults, or 2.7% of the U.S. population. Women are twice as likely to be affected as men.” ( J. Legg 2017). If you have a phobia, you may experience a deep sense of dread or panic when you encounter the source of your fear. The fear can be of a certain place, situation, or object. The impact of a phobia can range from annoying to severely disabling. People with phobias often realize their fear is irrational, but they’re unable to do anything about
(Louise, 2017). Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by persistent and excessive worry about a number of different things. People with GAD may anticipate disaster and may be overly concerned about money, health, family, work, or other issues. Individuals with GAD find it difficult to control their worry. They may worry more than seems warranted about actual events or may expect the worst even when there is no apparent reason for concern. Symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months. Fourth, Phobias Disorder is an excessive and irrational fear reaction, “In the United States, approximately 19 million people have phobias, affects 6 million adults, or 2.7% of the U.S. population. Women are twice as likely to be affected as men.” ( J. Legg 2017). If you have a phobia, you may experience a deep sense of dread or panic when you encounter the source of your fear. The fear can be of a certain place, situation, or object. The impact of a phobia can range from annoying to severely disabling. People with phobias often realize their fear is irrational, but they’re unable to do anything about