Coping with Anxiety Module
Anxiety Definition
What is anxiety? Let's take a look at how anxiety is defined.
- A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
- In Psychiatry- Anxiety is a nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks
- Some examples of anxiety disorders include panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Definition of anxiety
Oxford Dictionary states the following:
[uncountable] anxiety (about/over something) the state of feeling nervous or worried that something bad is going to happen
acute/intense/deep anxiety
Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety.
Waiting for exam results is a time of great anxiety.
[countable] a worry or fear about something
If you're worried about your health, share your anxieties with your doctor.
[uncountable] a strong feeling of wanting to do something or of wanting something to happen
anxiety to do something the candidate's anxiety to win the vote
anxiety for something the people's anxiety for the war to end
Merriam-Webster Dictionary states the following:
A (1): apprehensive uneasiness or nervousness usually over an impending or anticipated ill : a state of being anxious
More Buddhist uprisings in South Vietnam in the spring of 1966 intensified my anxiety.
— Robert S. McNamara
I felt my anxiety rise as we pressed deeper underground.
— Jon Krakauer
(2) medical : an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physical signs (such as tension, sweating, and increased pulse rate), by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt about one's capacity to cope with it
B: mentally distressing concern or interest
Yet the pace of a child's progress can also be a source of anxiety for mothers and fathers.
— Susan Ochshorn
C: a strong desire sometimes mixed with doubt, fear, or uneasiness
… his anxiety to succeed and his continued nervousness over the possible bankruptcy of his shoe company caused her to lecture him about relaxing and caring for his health.
— William Drake
Think about these questions and what anxiety means.
- Where does it stem from?
- Does it stop you from doing daily life activities?
- Do you know anyone else that struggles with anxiety?
- Where does it stem from?
- Does it stop you from doing daily life activities?
- Do you know anyone else that struggles with anxiety?
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