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    Generalised Anxiety

    Disorder
    Ms.Madhuri Vaidya
    Head, Dept. of Psychology
    January 27,2021
    GAD: Symptoms, Prevalence,
    Gender differences, Comorbidity
    • GAD/ Free-floating anxiety disorder is an excessive, uncontrollable worry
    about even minor matters disturbing daily activities in personal, social &
    work life, for at least 6 months
    • Symptoms-
    • Restlessness, being easily fatigued, difficulty in concentration, irritability,
    muscle tension, disturbed sleep, diffuse uneasiness, constantly future-
    oriented, marked vigilant about possibility of threat, frequently tend to delay,
    check
    • Prevalence- 3% of the population,approx. 6% of the lifetime
    • Gender differences: Women> Men(2:1)
    • High comorbidity with Specific &Social Phobias, Panic disorder, PTSD
    GAD: Causal factors & Treatment
    • Psychological factors-
    • Perceptions of uncontrollability & unpredictability, may be due to past
    life experiences in family or work life OR history of trauma in
    childhood years
    • Less tolerance to uncertainty, high rigidity by temperament
    • May have a history of intrusive, over controlling parenting style
    • Cognitive biases for threatening information(danger schemas)
    GAD: Causal factors & Treatment
    • Biological factors-
    Genetic factors not that prominent,
    Neurotransmitter and Neurohormonal abnormalities(functional
    deficiency in GABA & Serotonin, which inhibits anxiety in the brain
    &lack of ‘feel good’ hormone
    • Treatment-
    Medication(anti-anxiety drugs)
    CBT
    Yoga & Meditation

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