Summary of Judson Brewer's Unwinding Anxiety (Unabridged‪)‬

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Anxiety is defined as a feeling of unease relating to situations with uncertain outcomes. Anything can happen in life, so there are endless possible circumstances that can lead us to feel anxious.
Anxiety disorder includes phobias, which are irrational fears; obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD, which is chronic obsession or repetitive behavior; and generalized anxiety disorder or GAD, which is excessive worry about daily things.
Symptoms alone are not enough to conclude whether or not a patient has an anxiety disorder. Doctors need to make links between facts, behavior, and mental states before they can move on to the next step.
Anxiety can either slowly cook up throughout the day to eventually erupt at night, or it can appear through intermittent periods of panic.