Anxiety reaction and Generalized anxiety disorder

Anxiety reaction noun - An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.

Generalized anxiety disorder is a synonym for anxiety reaction. In some cases you can use "Generalized anxiety disorder" instead a noun phrase "Anxiety reaction".

Generalized anxiety disorder noun - An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.

Anxiety reaction is a synonym for generalized anxiety disorder. You can use "Anxiety reaction" instead a noun phrase "Generalized anxiety disorder".