Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety Disorder
By
Dr. Hayder AL-Hadrawi
College of Nursing, University of Babylon
2016-2017

Students Learning Outcomes
At the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:
1. Describe anxiety as a response to stress.
2. Identify the types and the levels of anxiety disorder
3. Apply the nursing process when caring for clients with anxiety disorder

Anxiety Related Concepts
Anxiety: is a response to external or internal stimuli that can have behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms.
Fear: is feeling afraid or threatened by a clearly identifiable external stimulus that represents danger to the person.
Phobia: Illogical or irrational fear of a specific object or situation that cause distress.

Anxiety Related Concepts
Anxiety: is a response to external or internal stimuli that can have behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms.
Fear: is feeling afraid or threatened by a clearly identifiable external stimulus that represents danger to the person.
Phobia: Illogical or irrational fear of a specific object or situation that cause distress.