Reading about anxiety in chapter four was interesting to me. Anxiety is the central nervous system’s physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger (fundamentals of abnormal psychology seventh edition; Ronald J Comer). I never knew that anxiety was a disorder, and that anxiety disorder was considered a mental disorder. Not only is anxiety disorder a mental disorder, but it is the Most common mental disorder in the United states. I also learned that more African Americans suffer from anxiety 30 percent more than white Americans. Things like income, discrimination, and the environment are all factors.
I would have never thought that being anxious was considered a mental disorder. I have always thought that feeling