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have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This disorder is diagnosed when a person demonstrates anxious feelings and constant worry over daily activities for a six month time frame. <ref name="Mayo Clinic">Medical Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Mayo Clinic: Generalized anxiety disorder. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/generalized-anxiety-disorder/DS00502. Updated September 11, 2009. Accessed February 21, 2010.</ref><ref name="Goodman and Fuller">Goodman CC, Fuller KS. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. 3rd edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier, 2009.</ref></span><!--EndFragment--> | have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This disorder is diagnosed when a person demonstrates anxious feelings and constant worry over daily activities for a six month time frame. <ref name="Mayo Clinic">Medical Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Mayo Clinic: Generalized anxiety disorder. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/generalized-anxiety-disorder/DS00502. Updated September 11, 2009. Accessed February 21, 2010.</ref><ref name="Goodman and Fuller">Goodman CC, Fuller KS. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. 3rd edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier, 2009.</ref></span><!--EndFragment--> | ||
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">According to Goodman and Fuller, anxiety can be defined as a heightened emotional state of concern, worry, or apprehension. It can lead to physiologic arousal causing an increase in heart rate and sweat gland activity. </span><ref name="Goodman and Fuller">Goodman CC, Fuller KS. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. 3rd edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier, 2009.</ref> | <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">According to Goodman and Fuller, anxiety can be defined as a heightened emotional state of concern, worry, or apprehension. It can lead to physiologic arousal causing an increase in heart rate and sweat gland activity. </span><ref name="Goodman and Fuller">Goodman CC, Fuller KS. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. 3rd edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier, 2009.</ref> |
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Anxiety is a normal feeling to encounter; however when one experiences
excessive worry, tension, and anxious feeling on a daily basis then he/she may have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This disorder is diagnosed when a person demonstrates anxious feelings and constant worry over daily activities for a six month time frame. [1][2]
According to Goodman and Fuller, anxiety can be defined as a heightened emotional state of concern, worry, or apprehension. It can lead to physiologic arousal causing an increase in heart rate and sweat gland activity. [2]
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- ↑ Medical Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Mayo Clinic: Generalized anxiety disorder. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/generalized-anxiety-disorder/DS00502. Updated September 11, 2009. Accessed February 21, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goodman CC, Fuller KS. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. 3rd edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier, 2009.