Briefly describe the following disorders: generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, and specific phobias
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GAD is characterized by persistent and pervasive feelings of anxiety without any external cause. Persons with GAD feel anxious all of the time without knowing why and may experience dizzy spells, headaches, cold sweats, and have a free-floating anxiety. Panic disorder is marked by panic attacks with no obvious connection with the events in the person's present experience. As in GAD, the feeling is one of "free-floating anxiety." The person with panic disorder is free of anxiety between panic attacks unlike GAD. Quite commonly, agoraphobia may be present with panic disorder in which the person fears public places, open spaces, or other situations from which they fear they cannot easily escape. Those with panic disorder have anticipatory anxiety of having another panic attack. Specific phobias involve an irrational, debilitating fear of a specific object, activity, or situation.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A) be more aggressive in competition with other members of the same sex. B) be more focused on social status and hierarchy. C) try harder to attract potential mates. D) invest more heavily in the offspring.