What are the key clinical symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder? Provide a symptom in four out of these six categories: perception, cognition, effect, arousal, behavior, and interpersonal adjustment

What will be an ideal response?


• Any reasonable examples that reflects an understanding of these categories:
o Perception – whole environment is seen as threatening
o Cognition – catastrophizes about minor events
o Affect – ongoing moderately high level of fear (free-floating anxiety)
o Arousal – continual hyperarousal, difficulty sleeping
o Behavior – avoids social activities
o Interpersonal adjustment – poor peer relationships and academic performance

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