ANXIETY AND ANXIETY DISORDERS: AN OVERVIEW

Abstract

Anxiety is the body's natural reaction to stress. It is a sense of fear or fear for what will happen. A work interview or speech on the 1st day of school can make most people feel frightened and nervous.However, if fear is extreme, it takes more than six months, and life interferes, one might have an anxiety disorder.Disorders of anxiety are the most frequent form of the emotional disease and can affect anyone of any age. According to the American Psychiatric Association, women are more likely to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder than men. One of the most common mental illnesses is a generalized anxiety disorder. Every year, anxiety disorders affect up to 20% of adults.There can be some factors like genetics, brain biology and chemistry, stress, and the environment.There may be different symptoms of the various types of anxiety disorders. However, they all have anxious beliefs or thoughts that are difficult to control. One feels restless, tense, and interferes with everyday life. Over time, they cannot go and get worse. Physical Symptoms, like a heartbeat or a fast heartbeat, aches, pain unexplained, dizziness, or breathlessness. Behavioral changes such as the avoidance of daily activities.