Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
persistent and excessive worry about a number of different things
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
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
- Due to her Lupus
- She feels she will never overcome
Media
- 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
- What are 3-4 symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
- What is a name GAD used to be known as?
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/.