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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

By Daisy Duran

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

persistent and excessive worry about a number of different things

- or -

Overview

a disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

Causes of G.A.D

Causes

  • Family history of anxiety

  • Recent or prolonged exposure to stressful situations

  • Excessive use of caffeine or tobacco

  • Childhood abuse

Symptoms of GAD

Symptoms

  • Difficulty concentrating
  • difficulty sleeping
  • irritability
  • fatigue and exhaustion
  • muscle tension
  • repeated stomach aches
  • diarrhea
  • sweaty palms
  • shaking
  • rapid heartbeat
  • numbness or tingling in different parts of the body

How is GAD different from other Anxiety Disorders?

GAD vs.

other

anxiety disorders

  • A person with GAD may not be able to identify that they have it, because many of the symptoms can be normal, so he/she may not be able to identify its cause either
  • GAD can come with a depressed mood, but it can affect you greatly, even without depression
  • GAD can lead to high blood pressure

History of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  • 19th and 20th Century: GAD was known as "Pantophobia" and "Anxiety Neurosis"

History

  • In 1980, Anxiety Neurosis was split into GAD and Panic Disorder

Celebrities with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Selena Gomez

  • Due to her Lupus
  • She feels she will never overcome

Media

Gina Rodriguez

  • Insecurities
  • A make-up free

video of her caused some anxiety

Title

2/3 of people Generalized Anxiety Disorder are women! That's at least 66% of patients.

This can be due to brain chemistry and/or hormone fluctuation.

Many women experience anxiety after hormone fluctuations that have to do with pregnancy.

Video on Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Video

Recent News

  • Recent Research shows that anxiety can come from technology and social media use

Recent Findings

  • Sleeping may be able to treat Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Exit Slip

Exit Slip

  • What are 3-4 symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

  • What is a name GAD used to be known as?

  • What is a cause of GAD?

Citations

References

Carey, Elea. “What's Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and How Do I Treat It?” Healthline, Healthline Media, 23 Sept. 2019, www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder.

Crocq, Marc-Antoine. “The History of Generalized Anxiety Disorder as a Diagnostic Category.” Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, Les Laboratoires Servier, June 2017, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5573555/.

“Anxiety News.” ScienceDaily, ScienceDaily, www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/anxiety/.

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