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Can you provide a summary of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and provide an example of a GAD and a phobic disorder? Compare and contrast the GAD with the phobic disorder and address how avoidance behaviors are manifested differently in each.

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Generalized anxiety disorder is a disorder in which an individual consistently and constantly is in a state of tension and or distress about a myriad of different things simultaneously. An individual suffering from this disorder irrationally worries about nearly every aspect of his or her life, ...

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