Generalized Anxiety DisorderApproximately three percent of men and women in the United States suffer from generalized anxiety disorder (PAAA). It is one of the most common forms of anxiety and seems to be the least treated because people don't know that it can be treated (McGradles). GAD, although it affects many, is a disorder that can be detrimental to an individual's quality of life. Regarding quality of life, the level of severity a person experiences is an important factor in determining more information. Accumulated information is a defining feature in understanding the dissimilarity between the normal fight-or-flight response and GAD diagnoses. The disorder itself is that of excessive worry (AnxietyBC) about everyday things such as financial situation, school, family or health (APAA). What contributes to the diagnosis is the presence of three or more symptoms such as nausea, tremor, sweating, hot flashes, headache and many others (Patel). By understanding what the disorder is and how it can be treated, generalized anxiety disorder becomes a serious, but gradually treatable, problem. Symptoms listed above include not being able to sleep and being so nervous that you feel like you're going to get sick. (ADAAA). It is a problem when these symptoms become recognizable as part of someone's inhibition from being able to perform essential, simple speech (AnxietyBC). What may be a normal thing to worry about for one person may be physically and mentally taxing for another person. For that person, school can be a constant stressor with strict deadlines, not knowing how to pay loans, being a loner, presentations, not knowing if you were getting into college, and much more (Smith). Everything seems to connect to everything... middle of paper ......k Times. New York Times, November 3, 2013. Web. April 15, 2013. “Self-Help Strategies for GAD.” AnxietyBC. Network. April 17, 2014. "Cognitive and behavioral therapy." NAMI. Np, July 2012. Web. 17 April 2014.Bech. "Fifty years with the Hamilton scale for anxiety and depression. A tribute to Max Hamilton." National Center for Biotechnology Information. US National Library of Medicine, nd Web. April 22, 2014.Martin, Ben. "In-Depth: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy." Psychological center. Np, 2007. Web. April 19, 2014. “Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).” Anxiety and Depression Association of America (APAA). Np, nd Web. April 19, 2014.Pomerantz, Jay. “HAM-A Hamilton Anxiety Scale.” Psychiatric times. Np, April 2, 2013. Web. April 22, 2014. Smith, Melinda, and Jeanne Segal. "Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). "Symptoms, treatment and self-help. Np, nd Web. April 19. 2014.