Different anxiety types have different patterns and respond to different approaches. 15 questions to map which type fits your experience most closely.
Take the Free TestDifferent anxiety types are distinguished primarily by their focus and their maintaining mechanisms. Generalised anxiety disorder involves pervasive worry across multiple domains with intolerance of uncertainty as the core feature. Social anxiety centres on fear of negative evaluation. Health anxiety involves preoccupation with physical symptoms and illness fears. Panic disorder involves acute episodes with significant fear of the episodes themselves.
These patterns often overlap and frequently co-occur. The most important thing is not the diagnostic label but understanding which specific maintaining mechanisms are most prominent, because this determines which interventions will be most effective. For a broader severity assessment, the anxiety level test covers all dimensions.
The main types are generalised anxiety, social anxiety, health anxiety, panic disorder, OCD and specific phobias. Each has distinct features but shares core mechanisms of anxious thinking and avoidance.
Yes. Anxiety disorders frequently co-occur. Many people have elements of more than one type simultaneously.
Yes. While CBT is effective across types, the specific techniques vary significantly by pattern. Getting the right approach improves outcomes.
The anxiety level test measures overall severity. This quiz identifies which specific anxiety type is most prominent in your experience.