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So i see that you need help with these questions.
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So renee, who has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, has been attempting to complete her medical school prerequisites for a few years now, but she keeps getting stuck because she spends a large part of her day worrying.
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She worries about getting her schoolwork done, her finances, her future.
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She even worries about worrying.
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Renee's parents say she has always been a worrier since birth.
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And that she worried more than others growing up.
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Renee recalls that by puberty, though, her worries had become much more intense.
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She recalls feeling significantly more fearful, guilty, and confused.
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At one point as a teenager, renee did not sleep for three days straight.
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As an adult, renee deals with negative thoughts running through her head, and she says she wants wants to get out of her skin, but cannot.
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She has difficulty sleeping, eating, and focusing on anything.
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Renee says that she is confused, lost, and scared.
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And part of that problem and part of that in that part of the problem is that she doesn't know why.
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So let's break down the questions and answers step by step.
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So question one, what is the defining characteristics generalize anxiety disorder, pathological worrying, its persistence, its rationality, failure in tasks...