Children with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) can best be described as:

a. excessive worriers who worry even then school and social successes indicate they have nothing to worry about
b. worried about nothing in particular but feeling worried all the time even if no cause can be found
c. worried about everything, every waking minute, and being unable to accomplish any work
d. having a low level of worry but being consistently at this same level of worry


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A Correct: Children with (GAD) can best be described as excessive worriers who worry even then school and social successes indicate they have nothing to worry about. They worry about things such as school performance, future events, peer relationships, social acceptability, competency, and pleasing others. The worry causes impairment in functioning, occurs more days than not for at least 6 months.
B Incorrect: This is an incorrect statement. Children with (GAD) worry about a number of events or activities such as school performance, future events, peer relationships, social acceptability, competency, and pleasing others.
C Incorrect: Children with GAD do not worry about everything, but they find it difficult to control the worry and have difficulty concentrating.
D Incorrect: Children with GAD have an excessive level of worry, not a low level.

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