pathological anxiety/fear - irrational, persistent, maladaptive, and uncontrollable, may strike without a specific threat and cause significant personal distress and functional impairment
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) – disorder characterized by constant and uncontrollable worry about anything and everything
phobia - a strong or irrational fear of a specific object or situation
specific phobia – disorder characterized by an excessive and irrational fear of a specific object or situation that interferes with a person’s everyday functioning
social phobia (or social anxiety disorder) – disorder characterized by severe and persistent fear of being embarrassed, humiliated, or negatively evaluated in social or performance situations
panic attack – episode of terror that strikes suddenly and escalates rapidly into a minutes-long period of frightening physical symptoms accompanied by feelings of impending doom
panic disorder – disorder characterized by frequent and recurring panic attacks
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) – disorder characterized by intrusive and uncontrollable thoughts or mental images (obsessions) and repetitive, ritualized behaviors (compulsions) that the person feels driven to perform to reduce the anxiety caused by the obsessions
obsessions – intrusive and uncontrollable thoughts or mental images
compulsions – ritualized behaviors that a person feels driven to perform to reduce the anxiety caused by the obsessions
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – disorder characterized by chronic anxiety that has developed after experiencing or witnessing an extremely frightening, often life- threatening traumatic event