Generalized Anxiety Disorder

What is it?

  • Feeling of worry or fear
  • Restlessness
  • Fatigue
  • Irritability
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Disturbed sleep, and/or muscle tension
  • Spontaneous occurrence, no apparent reason, lasts for days

What does it look like?

  • Refusing to speak in front of the class/write answers on the board
  • Anxious when working in groups
  • Fearful about participating in course related field trips
  • Anxiety because of unknown environments
  • Nervous behavior associated with course location or instructor changes
  • Unusual reaction to poor test grade or homework assignment

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