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==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1. The [[quality]] or [[state]] of [[being]] anxious; uneasiness or trouble of [[mind]] about some uncertain [[event]]; solicitude, concern.
*1. The [[quality]] or [[state]] of [[being]] anxious; uneasiness or trouble of [[mind]] about some uncertain [[event]]; solicitude, concern.
*2. Strained or solicitous [[desire]] (for or to effect some [[purpose]]).
*2. Strained or solicitous [[desire]] (for or to effect some [[purpose]]).
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*3. Path. ‘A condition of agitation and [[depression]], with a sensation of tightness and distress in the præcordial region.’ Syd. Soc. Lex. 1880.
*3. Path. ‘A condition of agitation and [[depression]], with a sensation of tightness and distress in the præcordial region.’ Syd. Soc. Lex. 1880.
*4. Psychiatry. A morbid state of mind characterized by unjustified or excessive anxiety, which may be generalized or attached to particular situations. Freq. attrib. and Comb., as anxiety-producing, -ridden adjs.; anxiety complex (cf. COMPLEX n. 3); anxiety hysteria, a form of anxiety [[neurosis]]; anxiety neurosis [tr. G. angstneurose (Freud 1895, in Neurolog. Zentralbl. XIV. 55)], anxiety state, names technically applied to such a condition of anxiety.
*4. Psychiatry. A morbid state of mind characterized by unjustified or excessive anxiety, which may be generalized or attached to particular situations. Freq. attrib. and Comb., as anxiety-producing, -ridden adjs.; anxiety complex (cf. COMPLEX n. 3); anxiety hysteria, a form of anxiety [[neurosis]]; anxiety neurosis [tr. G. angstneurose (Freud 1895, in Neurolog. Zentralbl. XIV. 55)], anxiety state, names technically applied to such a condition of anxiety.
*5. Phrase "Age of Anxiety": the title of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._H._Auden W. H. Auden]'s poem applied as a catch-phrase to any period characterized by anxiety or danger.
*5. Phrase "Age of Anxiety": the title of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._H._Auden W. H. Auden]'s poem applied as a catch-phrase to any period characterized by anxiety or danger.
==Description==
'''Anxiety''' is an unpleasant state of inner [[turmoil]], often accompanied by nervous [[behavior]], such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant [[feelings]] of dread over [[anticipated]] events, such as the [[feeling]] of imminent [[death]]. Anxiety is not the same as [[fear]], which is a response to a real or [[perceived]] immediate threat; whereas anxiety is the [[expectation]] of future threat. Anxiety is a feeling of fear, worry, and uneasiness, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. It is often accompanied by muscular [[tension]], restlessness, [[fatigue]], and problems in [[concentration]]. Anxiety can be appropriate, but when it is too much and continues too long, the [[individual]] may suffer from an anxiety disorder.
[[Category: General Reference]]
People facing anxiety may withdraw from situations which have provoked anxiety in the [[past]]. There are different types of anxiety. Existential anxiety can occur when a person faces angst, an existential [[crisis]], or [[nihilistic]] feelings. People can also face test anxiety, mathematical anxiety, [[stage fright]] or somatic anxiety. Another type of anxiety, [[stranger]] anxiety and social anxiety are caused when people are apprehensive around strangers or other people in general. Anxiety can be either a short term 'state' or a long term "trait". Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear, where anxiety is a worry about [[future]] events. Anxiety disorders are partly [[genetic]] but may also be due to drug use including alcohol and caffeine, as well as withdrawal from certain [[drugs]]. They often occur with other mental disorders, particularly major depressive disorder, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder bipolar disorder], certain [[personality]] disorders, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_disorder eating disorders]. Common treatment options include lifestyle [[changes]], [[therapy]], and medications.
[[Category: Psychology]]