________ disorders are characterized by excessive, persistent fear and apprehension and by related disturbances in behavior.
borderline personality disorder. instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood, as well as impulsivity; key features include intolerance of being alone and fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, unpredictable behavior and moods, and intense and inappropriate anger. Disorders included in this category include: 1  Acute stress disorder, which is characterized by the emergence of severe anxiety within a one month period after exposure to a traumatic event such as natural disasters, war, accidents, and witnessing a death. The symptoms of GAD include: 1  Excessive worry. 2  Fatigue. 3  Difficulty concentrating. 4  Restlessness. Irritability.  Sleep 1  disturbances. Muscle tension. Types of anxiety disorders include: 1  Generalized anxiety disorder which is marked by excessive worry about everyday events. While some stress and worry are a normal and even common part of life, GAD involves worry that is so excessive that it interferes with a person's well-being and functioning. Types of Axis I - Clinical Disorders: Anxiety Disorders: A class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and. anxiety. Mood Disorders: A class of disorders marked by emotional disturbance of varied kinds that may. spill over to disrupt physical, perceptual, social, and thought processes. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by feelings of persistent worry. The worries are excessive, uncontrollable, and last for an extended period of time. People with GAD often realize that their worries are out of proportion to the situation but are unable to contain their anxiety. The listings for mental disorders are arranged in 11 categories: neurocognitive disorders (12.02); schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders (12.03); depressive, bipolar and related disorders (12.04); intellectual disorder (12.05); anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders (12.06); somatic symptom and related disorders (12.07); ... This category does not include the mental disorders that we evaluate under anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders (12.06), and cognitive impairments that result from neurological disorders, such as a traumatic brain injury, which we evaluate under neurocognitive disorders (12.02). Anxiety disorders are those that are characterized by excessive and persistent fear, worry, anxiety and related behavioral disturbances. Fear involves an emotional response to a threat, whether that threat is real or perceived. Anxiety involves the anticipation that a future threat may arise. Examples of disorders that we evaluate in this category include social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. This category does not include the mental disorders that we evaluate under trauma- and stressor-related disorders (12.15).
Anxiety disorders are characterized by excessive, persistent fear and apprehension and by related disturbances in behavior.