anxiety

Anxiety neurosis is an anxiety-based neurosis. It is characterized by widespread and persistent anxiety or recurrent panic disorder. It is often accompanied by autonomic nervous disorders, muscle tension, and motor restlessness. There are two main forms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder. In the US DSM-5 diagnostic and classification criteria, "anxiety disorder" contains more extensive content, including social anxiety disorder (social fear), panic attacks, widespread anxiety disorder, plague fear and other disorders, separation anxiety disorder and selectivity. Mutism and so on.

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