Generalized Anxiety Vs. Obsessive-Compulsive

Generalized Anxiety Disorder vs. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder In this essay there will be comparisons and contrasts between the Generalized Anxiety Disorder and the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. A few comparisons are that both disorders can cause physical and mental symptoms such as restlessness, irritability, poor concentration, worrying, and can effect anyone. A few contrasts are that GAD is usually triggered by nothing specific, while OCD is triggered by one or a few specific things, and OCD can contain come as only obsessive, compulsive, or both. This essay will also talk about similarities and differences in diagnostics and whether these diagnostics are reasonable and/or easy-hard to determine. Generalized Anxiety Disorder can be caused
Symptoms for GAD can include restlessness, irritability, fatigue, muscle tension, troubles concentrating, and/or sleeplessness (ADAA). Symptoms for OCD can include repetitiveness, obsessive behaviors, rituals, checking over things multiple times, and unwanted thoughts or actions (Mayo Clinic). Individuals do not have to experience every symptom to have either disorder and some symptoms can trigger others (ADAA). Restlessness can be caused by muscle tension, trouble concentrating can be caused by irritability, and fatigue can be caused by
Exams and tests may be done to make sure that anxieties are not being caused by health problems and are not related to alcohol or drugs. To be diagnosed with OCD an individual must show either obsessive behavior or compulsive behavior and either must be preventing the individual from living a normal everyday life. (Mayo Clinic) In conclusion, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder have several similarities such as physical and mental symptoms, some of which can trigger each other, and being able to occur in any race, ethnics, genders, cultures, or age. GAD and OCD have several contrasts such as GAD being triggered by more than one thing or nothing in general, OCD being caused by one or more things, and OCD coming as obsessive, compulsive, or both at once. Both disorders can be diagnosed through exams and tests, mental evaluations, medical history reviews, and family-friend