Everybody has experienced some sort of anxiety in there life. Anxiety is a total normal thing and is experienced daily. But when you have consistent anxiety you should start to worry. Anxiety is a reaction to stressful situations that helps rather than hinders daily functions. If we didn't have anxiety we wouldn't be motivated to do certain things in life that could be a good accomplishment or help us out. Anxiety Disorder is defined as the occurrence of anxiety without obvious external cause, intruding on daily functioning. Now I will discuss Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
             Generalized Anxiety Disorder is the experience of long-term anxiety with no explanation. Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder come from six major systems of the body. They include the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems. The most likely symptoms that occur are raised blood pressure, "butterflies" in the stomach, hyperventilation, trembling of the body and felling "on edge."
             There are different perspectives on the causes of anxiety disorders. They come from the medical (biological), behavioral, and cognitive models. In the medical model it is thought that this disorder is genetic. It relates directly to the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin. The behavioral model suggests that the causes come from environmental factors. It is believed that anxiety is a learned response. The cognitive model says that the anxiety is based on how people think about the world. So there are different causes for this disorder and each individual case is different.
             Treatments of Generalized Anxiety Disorder can be done many different ways. Some people say that systematic tensing and relaxing of muscle groups works even without medication or psychological counseling. Meditation, yoga, and/or massage can help tremendously. Cognitive the
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