anxiety disorders
Persistent irrational fears
Anxiety disorders are mental health conditions marked by excessive, persistent worry or fear that interferes with daily life.
The category includes generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, and specific phobias.
Unlike ordinary nervousness, anxiety disorders involve responses disproportionate to actual threats and often require treatment: She was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder after months of uncontrollable worry.
- worryTroubled mental state
- panic attackSudden intense fear episode
- agoraphobiaFear of public spaces
- depressionProlonged low state
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
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