This document provides an overview of anxiety disorders as the topic for a college composition paper. It identifies anxiety as an internal issue that can manifest in different ways depending on the person or situation. The document outlines potential questions to explore, such as the symptoms of an anxiety attack and what causes anxiety. Sources of research on anxiety disorders are identified, as are some potential challenges in covering this topic and reasons it is worth exploring.

1. Anxiety Disorders
College Comp II
By: Jenna Puleio

2. WHAT IS THE ISSUE?
 Anxiety is mainly an internal issue for people
 It is a social and personal topic
 It can come in many different shapes and sizes, depending on
the person or situation

3. POTENTIAL QUESTIONS
 How do you know if you have an anxiety disorder?
 What are the symptoms of an anxiety attack?
 What causes anxiety?
 Can anxiety cause other illnesses?
 How do you stop anxiety from occurring?

4. RESEARCH AVAILABLE
 ProQuest Central
 Academic Search Premier
 CQ Researcher
 MEDLINE (ProQuest)
*All of these are Rowan University Databases*

5. SOURCES
 Why Is It Important To Learn About Anxiety? WHAT IS
ANXIETY? (n.d.): 1-5. AnxietyBC. AnxietyBC. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
 "Anxiety Disorders." University of Maryland Medical Center.
University of Maryland Medical Center, n.d. Web. 15 Feb.
2017.
 Adcock, Lee. "New Research into Anxiety Disorders." World of
Psychology. PyshCentral, 09 Jan. 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.

6. POTENTIAL CHALLENGES
 Anxiety disorders are usually ignored or not admitted to by
some people.
 Anxiety is very complex because there are so many ways it
occurs and it is very broad of a topic
 This topic also has a scientific side to it and might get
technical.

7. WHY IS IT WORTH EXPLORING?
 This topic is worth exploring to me because it is a huge part
of my life.
 Anxiety is sometimes over prescribed, however if a person
actually has an anxiety disorder it can be life changing.