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Anxiety and Stress in Young Adults

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Small amounts of stress (emotional strain) are beneficial and healthy and help individuals to perform better, whether at work, in relationships, or in physical activities. Excess stress can lead to both mental and physical illness. Individuals perceive stress differently: the same demands asked of one person may cause great stress and in another hardly any. As young adults make their way through new experiences in work and relationships, they experience stress and have to learn how to navigate through it effectively. Some persons who experience high levels of stress will go on to develop persistent anxiety symptoms. Other individuals may have anxiety that does not seem related to external stressors. Sometimes a prominent familial component is present. It is often unclear whether this is a genetic predisposition or learned behavior.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA

    Laeth S. Nasir

  2. Division of General Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Amy E. Lacroix

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA

    Paul Paulman

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Robert B. Taylor

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Audrey A. Paulman

  4. Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA

    Laeth S. Nasir

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Nasir, L.S., Lacroix, A.E. (2020). Anxiety and Stress in Young Adults. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R.B., Paulman, A.A., Nasir, L.S. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_136-1

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