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more in depth on the causes

statistics showing population numbers affected

how it effects performance

how it feels

how to deal with it

clear, definitive definition

symptoms

can the threshold be measured by test

what constitutes performance

what is the actual threshold

the feeling/how long it lasts

I plan on overall making this a stronger and more clear article. It lacks everything at the moment, and provides very little information on what an Anxiety Threshold really is. I will use medical textbooks, online trusted sourced like verified medical research, government studies, psychological studies, and possibly first hand experiences.

https://www.washington.edu/doit/what-are-some-functional-limitations-related-mental-illness

https://adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics

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An anxiety threshold is the level of anxiety that, when reached, will affect a person's performance. Anxiety is a distasteful emotion, similar to fear, that is created by insecurities in one’s abilities, concerns for the future, such as financial or situational circumstances, or past memories of frightening experiences. Anxiety can affect all age groups and if fears are irrational may cause mental disorders. An individual's anxiety threshold can be measured by the amount of anxiety consistently manifested from situation to situation.

Subthreshold anxiety traits can be mild, atypical, or masked and therefore present a negative result for tests such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). These subthreshold symptoms are therefore often overlooked as early signs of more serious anxiety disorders.

Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is one of the most frequent anxiety disorders. Both threshold and subthreshold SAD is associated with a higher risk for many other disorders.

Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a characteristic that can be described as the fear of anxiety. AS is an integral factor in the development and maintenance of anxiety.

Statistics

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year. Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9% of those suffering receive treatment. Anxiety doesn't limit itself to adults, where 25.1% of children age 13-18 are affected by it. Anxiety in children and teens can lead to being distracted easily, missing out on social events, and substance abuse. According to the World Health Organization(WHO), 1 in 13 people in the entire world are affected by anxiety. Typically, those who suffer from Anxiety orders also suffer from Depression, vice versa. Out of the people that have been diagnosed with Depression, almost 50% have also been diagnosed with some sort of Anxiety Disorder. Everyone person with Anxiety disorders has an Anxiety Threshold, but not everyone reaches it.

Performance

Performance is a huge factor affected by Anxiety Thresholds and their treatments. There are many different ways that an individual can experience performance changes.

• Difficulty with medication side effects: side effects of psychiatric medications that affect academic performance include drowsiness, fatigue, dry mouth and thirst, blurred vision, hand tremors, slowed response time, and difficulty initiating interpersonal contact.

• Screening out environmental stimuli: an inability to block out sounds, sights, or odors that interfere with focusing on tasks. Limited ability to tolerate noise and crowds.

• Sustaining concentration: restlessness, shortened attention span, distraction, and difficulty understanding or remembering verbal directions.

• Maintaining stamina: difficulty sustaining enough energy to spend a whole day of classes on campus; combating drowsiness due to medications.

• Handling time pressures and multiple tasks: difficulty managing assignments, prioritizing tasks, and meeting deadlines. Inability to multi-task work.

• Interacting with others: difficulty getting along, fitting in, contributing to group work, and reading social cues.

• Fear of authority figures: difficulty approaching instructors or TAs.

• Responding to negative feedback: difficulty understanding and correctly interpreting criticism or poor grades. May not be able to separate person from task (personalization or defensiveness due to low self-esteem).

• Responding to change: difficulty coping with unexpected changes in coursework, such as changes in the assignments, due dates, or instructors. Limited ability to tolerate interruptions.

• Severe test anxiety: such that the individual is rendered emotionally and physically unable to take the exam.

Treatments

A wide variety of treatment options are available for Anxiety Disorders. A few include, but are not limited to; Therapy, Medication, Complementary and Alternative Treatment, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.