AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In primary care patients, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) had high sensitivity for detecting generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder. The GAD-2 had high sensitivity and specificity for GAD and high specificity for panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Detailed explanation-2: -The GAD-7 represents an anxiety measure based on seven items which are scored from zero to three. The whole scale score can range from 0 to 21 and cut-off scores for mild, moderate and severe anxiety symptoms are 5, 10 and 15 respectively [13]. At the cut-off score of 10 both sensitivity as well as specificity exceed .

Detailed explanation-3: -When people experience normal anxiety, they tend to worry about things related to the anxiety-provoking situation or several other things that make them fearful. People with GAD tend to be described as “worrying about everything all the time.” If that describes you, it may be more than normal anxiety.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) is a seven-item instrument that is used to measure or assess the severity of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). Each item asks the individual to rate the severity of his or her symptoms over the past two weeks.