Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD):
Causes and Risk Factors
Main idea: Genetics
genetics may play a role in
determining whether or not
Main idea:life experiences
you will develop GAD
a greater percentage of the risk
for GAD lies in complex
psychological, environmental,
and social factors.
Supporting details:
• trauma in childhood
(mental abuse, neglect,
bully) can increase our
risk of developing GAD
• interactions that may
seem harmless, could
make them feel
emotionally threatening,
dangerous and anxiety-
producing for someone
with GAD.
Main idea: societal factors
social media, particularly
Main idea: lifestyle factors
in excess, can greatly
some people discover they
impact our mental health,
have GAD while going
through a challenging life sometimes resulting in
transition in life anxiety and depression.
Supporting details
Supporting details
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• GAD are less effective
• Using everyday
in accurately
addictive substances
interpreting social cues
like caffeine can
and interactions
heighten feelings of
• Interacting through
worry or nervousness,
social media present us
contributing to the
with the same
development of anxiety
challenges as when we
Job stress
are interacting in
• Work can be a great
person(loneliness,
source of stress and
rejection,
become a trigger in the
abandonment)
development of anxiety.

Main idea: joy
The feeling of joy comes
from losing yourself in
the present moment and
appreciating what you
have
Supporting details:
- it can sneak up and
sometimes can disappear
if you try to analyze it too
much.
- The easiest way to find
joy is to engage in
activities you know usually
bring you joy.
Are There Different Types of Happiness?
Main idea: gratitude
can disappear if you don't
actively focus on it, but it's
also an important form of
happiness
Supporting details:
- Those who feel gratitude
on a regular basis tend to
be happier and healthier
than those who are less
prone to these feelings
- can use a gratitude
journal, loving-kindness
meditation, or even simply
tell people in your life that
you appreciate them
Main idea :Contentment
Contentment means being Main idea: love
happy with what you have Love and happiness are
Supporting details: sometimes said to be
- People strive to feel this interchangeable
form of happiness, and it can Supporting details:
come with a focus of -love is an infinite source of
gratitude on what you have happiness, and happiness
- Reveling in your itself is a form of love
accomplishments and in
- True love is fabled to be
everything you have can extremely difficult to come
bring contentment by, but in actuality, love can
- focusing on what you have be found all around you
is a great way to stay
- healthy and supportive
content. relationships can bring great
and lasting happiness