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Sunny is constantly worried about his future, old age, his children, and his job. He is repetitively haunted by the thoughts that something terrible is going to happen. This impacts his normal eating -

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Sunny is constantly worried about his future, old age, his children, and his job. He is repetitively haunted by the thoughts that something terrible is going to happen. This impacts his normal eating and sleeps patterns and his ability to work productively Sunny is most likely to be diagnosed with:  

Options

  • Phobia

  • OCD

  • PTSD

  • Generalized anxiety disorder

MCQ

Solution

Generalized anxiety disorder

Explanation:

Irrational worries are referred to as phobias, PTSD is defined as anxiety symptoms following a traumatic experience, and OCD is defined as the inability to control the need for repeating thoughts and behaviors. 

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