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Anxiety

Synonym(s)

Feeling of distress or apprehension whose source is unknown.: Definition from: Home Health Care Classification via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
Vague uneasy feeling of discomfort or dread accompanied by an autonomic response (the source often nonspecific or unknown to the individual); a feeling of apprehension caused by anticipation of danger. It is an alerting signal that warns of impending danger and enables the individual to take measures to deal with threat.: Definition from: Classification of Nursing Diagnoses via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
Apprehension or fear of impending actual or imagined danger, vulnerability, or uncertainty.: Definition from: Psychological Index Terms via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine


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