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== Definition/Description ==
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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;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"></span>
 
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">Anxiety is a
normal feeling to encounter; however when one experiences excessive
worrky, tension, and anxious feelings 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.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><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><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><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></span>


== Prevalence  ==
== Prevalence  ==

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder affects nearly 6.8 million American adults. GAD is a gradually progressing disorder and can occur at any point throughout the lifespan, however is most often occurs between childhood and midlife. Women are two times more likely to develop GAD than men.[1][2]

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  1. National Institute of Mental Health. Health and Outreach: Generalized Anxiety Disorder. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad.shtml. Updated July 7, 2009. Accessed February 21, 2010.
  2. 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.