Twenty-four social phobics with public speaking anxiety and 25 nonphobic individuals (controls) gave a speech in front of two people. Subjective anxiety, gaze behavior, and speech disturbances were assessed. Based on subjects' fear ratings of social situations, phobics and controls were divided into the generalized and nongeneralized subtype. Results showed that generalized phobics reported the...

anxiety is a mental state that is elicited in anticipation of threat or potential threat. sensations of anxiety are a normal part of human experience, but excessive or inappropriate anxiety can become an illness. anxiety is part of the normal human experience. we may speculate that it served human survival during evolution by enhancing preparedness and alertness. however, anxious manifestations...

Emotion regulation difficulties have been implicated in the maintenance of many anxiety disorders. However, existing research has relied mostly on self-report measures of emotion regulation or one type of mood induction. The present study examined the relationships between anxiety symptoms and emotional reactivity and tolerance using multiple assessment methodologies. Participants (N=122) compl...

Anxiety Disorders What Are Anxiety Disorders? Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Panic Disorder/Agoraphobia Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Social Phobia (or Social Anxiety Disorder) How Are Anxiety Disorders Treated? The Role of Exercise in Treating Anxiety Disorders Adapting Physical Activity Programs Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa (AN) Bulimia Nervosa Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Treat...

Treatment of generalized anxiety disorder Anxiety disorders—generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder (PD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social anxiety disorder (SAD)—are common, persistent, and cause substantial impairment. With lifetime prevalence estimates of over 25%, they constitute a group that is the most frequently occurring of...

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common condition, with a lifetime prevalence of approximately 5% in the United States adult population according to the Epidemiological Catchment Area (ECA) study [1]. In comparison, Kendler et al [2] reported a lifetime prevalence of 3.6%. The National Comorbidity Survey reported a lifetime prevalence of 5.1% [3]. An international (World Health Organizat...

Article history: Received 24 March 2014 Received in revised form 18 August 2014 Accepted 2 September 2014 Available online 29 September 2014 Editor: J. Brodholt

introduction: the aim of this study was to compare in a clinical sample that subjects with obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder on certain task of executive functioning. method: the clinical characteristics and neuropsychological performance of adults with ocd (n=22), fulfilling dsm-iv criteria for ocd and control groups including generalized anxiety disorder (gad) and...