Which term describes a state of chronic worry and fear, often with associated physical symptoms?

• A. Headache
• B. LOC
• C. Anxiety
• D. Depression

Answer: (C)

Anxiety is characterized by chronic worry and fear, often with physical symptoms such as restlessness, muscle tension, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and autonomic arousal like a racing heart or sweating. This combination—persistent worry plus somatic signs—defines the state described. The other terms don’t fit as well: a headache is a single physical symptom, not a persistent emotional state; loss of consciousness is a temporary physical event, not chronic worry; and depression centers on persistent low mood and loss of interest or energy, rather than ongoing fear and worry with physical arousal.