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| Diffuse, vague feelings of fear and apprehension |
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Term
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| Normal anxiety response inappropriately provoked by homeostatic imbalance. |
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| Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
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Definition
| Chronic anxiety, worry, and tension independent of external cause for at least 6 months. |
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| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
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Definition
| An anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions which attempt to neutralize the obsessions |
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Definition
| Irrational, disturbing thoughts that intrude into consciousness |
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Definition
| Repetitive actions performed to alleviate obsessions (most commonly checking and washing) |
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Definition
| A disorder characterized by recurring panic attacks (feelings of helpless terror) and fear of having them, often developing agoraphobia |
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Term
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Definition
| An anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. As a result, suffers of agoraphobia may avoid public and/or unfamiliar places. |
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Term
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) |
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Definition
| An anxiety disorder in which patients have nightmares, flashbacks, increased arousal (sleeplessness, hypervigilance), depression, irritability, and avoidance of stimuli associated with a traumatic event such as war, rape, or assault. |
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Term
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Definition
| An intense, irrational fear that interferes with normal behavior. |
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