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Conditions with Similar Symptoms
The physical symptoms of anxiety disorders mirror many symptoms of stress, including:
- A fast heart rate
- Rapid, shallow breathing
- Increased muscle tension
Anxiety is an emotional disorder, however, and is characterized by feelings of apprehension, uncertainty, fear, or panic. Unlike stress, the triggers for anxiety are not necessarily or even usually associated with specific stressful or threatening conditions. Some individuals with anxiety disorders have numerous phys...
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Expert & Community Posts
The Anatomy of Anxiety Part I
By Dr. Kleiner , Health ExpertIn the next four sections, I will discuss anxiety from a biological and evolutionary perspective.... Read more »
Acute Stress vs. Chronic Stress
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...stress often includes rest and relaxation. Anti-anxiety medication is usually only used if... Read more »
How to Control Your Anxiety, Worry, and Stress
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...during stressful economic times. But we all know that anxiety and stress can take hold... Read more »
Can Exercise Really Help Reduce Anxiety?
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertThe Anxiety Disorders Association of America offers a number of reasons for people with anxiety to... Read more »
When Should I Seek Help For Anxiety?
By Dr. Kleiner , Health ExpertAnxiety is at once a ubiquitous everyday part of a normal life, as well as a potentially... Read more »
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Stress: Risk Factors
...that todays overscheduled, hurried lifestyle that many children experience is a source of stress and anxiety in some children.Work and StressIn a 1999 study of 46,000 workers, health care costs... Read more »Stress: Complications
...StressStudies suggest that the inability to adapt to stress is associated with the onset of depression or anxiety. In one study, two-thirds of subjects who experienced a stressful situation had... Read more »Stress: Treatment
...night. A mental health professional should be consulted for unmanageable acute stress or for severe anxiety or depression. Often short-term therapy can resolve stress-related emotional... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors
As many as 25% of all American adults experience intense anxiety at sometime in their lives. The prevalence of true anxiety disorders is much lower, although they are still the most... Read more »Stress: Highlights
...that todays overscheduled, hurried lifestyle that many children experience is a source of stress and anxiety for some of them. Read more »Images
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