Causes
Anxiety may result from many factors including:
- Appropriate response under stressful circumstances
- Drugs that affect the nervous system, such as:
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Biological factors:
- Brain chemistry imbalances (eg, serotonin and norepinephrine)
- Personality traits
- Faulty perceptions and irrational beliefs (eg, phobias)
- Unresolved emotional conflicts
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