anxiety
unpleasant complex combination of emotions that includes fear, apprehension and worry, and is often accompanied by physical sensations such as palpitations, nausea, chest pain and/or shortness of breath
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Summary
anxiety is a symptom[1]. anxiety ranks in the top 2% of symptom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,444 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: apprehension[4]
- Part of: psychological terminology[5], mental disorder[6]
- Commons category: Anxiety[7]
- Said to be the same as: Tufse[8]
- ICPC 2 ID: P74[9]
- Symptoms and signs: tachycardia[10], nausea[11], vomiting[12], vertigo[13], depersonalization[14], disorientation[15], derealization[16]
- Has cause: worry[17], risk[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Anxiety[19]
- Medical examination: psychological test[20], personality test[21]
- Possible treatment: cognitive behavioral therapy[22], psychodynamic psychotherapy[23], systems psychology[24]
- Facet of: psychology[25], health risk[26], women's health[27]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[28], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[29], Pax Leksikon[30]
- Has contributing factor: uncertainty[31]
- Has effect: psychological stress[32], nausea[33], palpitation[34], insomnia[35]
- Has characteristic: nervousness[36], fear[37], worry[38]
- Equivalent class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OMIT_0002401[39], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MFOEM_000028[40], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000092[41]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C26696[42]
- Measurement scale: Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale[43], Karolinska Scales of Personality[44], Beck Anxiety Inventory[45], Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale[46], Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale[47]
- Different from: Angst[48], anxiety disorder[49], phobia[50], Disturbia[51], Тревожность[52]
- Health specialty: psychiatry[53], clinical psychology[54], psychotherapy[55]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: trazodone[56]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for anxiety include Anxiety[57], a single[58].
Why It Matters
anxiety has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] anxiety is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for anxiety include Anxiety[57], a single[58].