Anxiety Related Disorders

Anxiety Related Disorders -

Acute Stress Disorder: Either while experiencing or after experiencing the distressing event, the individual has three (or more) of the following dissociative symptoms
Adjustment Disorder: The development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor(s) occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s).
Agoraphobia: The presence of Agoraphobia related to fear of developing panic-like symptoms (e.g., dizziness or diarrhea).
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance).
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: At some point during the course of the disorder, the person has recognized that the obsessions or compulsions are excessive or unreasonable.
Panic Disorder: A discrete period of intense fear or discomfort, in which four (or more) of the following symptoms developed abruptly and reached a peak within 10 minutes
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: According to researchers at the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), two drugs already on the market seem to relieve the major symptoms of combat-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans
Separation Anxiety Disorder: Developmentally inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or from those to whom the individual is attached
Social Phobia: A marked and persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others. The individual fears that he or she will act in a way (or show anxiety symptoms) that will be humiliating or embarrassing.
Specific Phobia: Marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable, cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation (e.g., flying, heights, animals, receiving an injection, seeing blood)