What is Anxiety
This type of anxiety is a normal response to stress and does not interfere with daily life.
What is everyday anxiety?
This disorder involves excessive worry occurring more days than not for at least 6 months.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
About 1 in 3 people will meet criteria for an anxiety disorder. This is the lifetime prevalence.
What is 30%
This 7-question screening tool helps assess the severity of generalized anxiety.
What is the GAD-7?
Women are this many times more likely than men to report anxiety.
What is two times?
This emotion is an immediate reaction to a real threat.
What is fear?
Sudden, recurrent episodes of intense fear may indicate this disorder.
What is Panic Disorder?
Anxiety disorders typically begin during this stage of life
What is adolescence or early adulthood?
This tool helps track overall functioning across life domains.
What is WHODAS 2.0?
This term refers to expressing emotional distress through physical symptoms, common in some cultural groups.
What is somatization?
This emotion involves future-oriented thoughts about what might go wrong.
What is worry?
This disorder involves fear of open or crowded spaces where escape might be difficult.
What is Agoraphobia?
Anxiety commonly co-occurs with this mood disorder.
What is depression?
A key technique in CBT that involves facing fears gradually.
What is exposure therapy?
Name one common barrier to accessing anxiety treatment.
What is cost, stigma, insurance issues, or lack of providers?
Anxiety becomes a clinical disorder when it is __________ and causes __________.
What is excessive; functional impairment?
An intense fear of social situations due to fear of embarrassment is a sign of this disorder.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
This neurodevelopmental disorder is also often comorbid with anxiety.
What is ADHD?
This therapeutic approach teaches clients to accept anxiety and live according to their values.
What is ACT – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy?
Men may underreport anxiety due to this.
What is cultural stigma or gender norms?
This is one way anxiety helps with survival.
What is activating the fight-or-flight response?
This childhood disorder involves consistent failure to speak in certain situations despite speaking in others.
What is Selective Mutism?
This type of disorder may emerge early in childhood and includes school refusal and fear of being away from caregivers.
What is Separation Anxiety Disorder?
Name one SSRI commonly used to treat anxiety.
What is Zoloft, Lexapro, or Paxil?
These two alternative support systems can be important in culturally diverse communities.
What are faith-based and community-based approaches?