Definitions
Anxiety is a condition that almost every person in the world has experiences at one time or another in their life. Anxiety is experienced at different levels of severity and can show different symptoms or signs depending on the person. Anxiety can be triggered by certain activities in a person’s life, and these are dependent upon the person and their experiences. Although some people may have triggers that give rise to anxious feelings, the actual source of the anxiety in the person is usually unknown and they cannot explain what they are specifically feeling anxious about, just that they are experiencing these feelings. The book Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2013) defines anxiety as an uncomfortable feeling of unease that is often accompanied with thoughts relating to something dangerous or …show more content…
If the reoccurrence of anxiety is prevalent and interferes with a person’s daily living activities or disrupts their ability to function in some aspect of their life then they may have an anxiety disorder.
The book Nursing Diagnosis Handbook (2009) defines anxiety similar to the medical dictionary definition, but it further defines anxiety into four different levels; mild, moderate, severe, and panic. Anxiety is a nursing diagnosis according to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA). As defined by NANDA, anxiety is “a vague, uneasy feeling of discomfort or dread accompanied by an automatic response, the source nonspecific, and a feeling of apprehension caused by anticipation of danger” (Wilkinson, 2014, p.42). Mild anxiety is common and is usually experienced by every person in the world at some point in their life and can be beneficial. When a person
Anxiety is a condition that almost every person in the world has experiences at one time or another in their life. Anxiety is experienced at different levels of severity and can show different symptoms or signs depending on the person. Anxiety can be triggered by certain activities in a person’s life, and these are dependent upon the person and their experiences. Although some people may have triggers that give rise to anxious feelings, the actual source of the anxiety in the person is usually unknown and they cannot explain what they are specifically feeling anxious about, just that they are experiencing these feelings. The book Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2013) defines anxiety as an uncomfortable feeling of unease that is often accompanied with thoughts relating to something dangerous or …show more content…
If the reoccurrence of anxiety is prevalent and interferes with a person’s daily living activities or disrupts their ability to function in some aspect of their life then they may have an anxiety disorder.
The book Nursing Diagnosis Handbook (2009) defines anxiety similar to the medical dictionary definition, but it further defines anxiety into four different levels; mild, moderate, severe, and panic. Anxiety is a nursing diagnosis according to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA). As defined by NANDA, anxiety is “a vague, uneasy feeling of discomfort or dread accompanied by an automatic response, the source nonspecific, and a feeling of apprehension caused by anticipation of danger” (Wilkinson, 2014, p.42). Mild anxiety is common and is usually experienced by every person in the world at some point in their life and can be beneficial. When a person