5 Types of Anxiety - Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools



5 Types of Anxiety

|Type of Anxiety |Symptoms |

|1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder |A pattern of constant worry and |

| |anxiety over many different |

| |activities and events |

|2. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |Unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations, or behaviors that |

| |make them feel driven to do something. |

| |Ie: hand washing or counting |

|3. Panic Disorder |Unexpected and repeated episodes |

| |of intense fear that include physical symptoms such as rapid |

| |heartbeat and dizziness |

|4. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |This anxiety can occur after you've seen or experienced a traumatic event that |

| |involved the threat of injury or death. Also, a pattern of flashbacks and |

| |other symptoms that occurs in children who have experienced a psychologically |

| |distressing event such as physical or sexual abuse, being a victim or witness |

| |of violence, or exposure to some other traumatic event such as a bombing or |

| |hurricane. |

|5. Social Phobia |A persistent and irrational fear of |

| |situations that may involve scrutiny |

| |or judgment by others, such as |

| |parties and other social events |

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