Signs of anxiety include all of the following except:

Signs of anxiety include all of the following except:

• A. Diaphoresis
• B. Comfort
• C. Hyperventilation
• D. Tachycardia

Answer: (B)

The main concept is that anxiety triggers the body’s fight-or-flight response, leading automatic arousal. When someone is anxious, the sympathetic nervous system ramps up, producing signs like diaphoresis (sweating), hyperventilation (rapid or shallow breathing), and tachycardia (increased heart rate). Comfort, by contrast, reflects relaxation and low physiological arousal, not the heightened sympathetic activity seen with anxiety. So comfort is not a sign of anxiety, whereas the other three are. In practice, recognizing diaphoresis, rapid breathing, and a fast heartbeat helps you identify anxious or panic states and respond with calm, supportive strategies to reduce threat.

The main concept is that anxiety triggers the body’s fight-or-flight response, leading automatic arousal. When someone is anxious, the sympathetic nervous system ramps up, producing signs like diaphoresis (sweating), hyperventilation (rapid or shallow breathing), and tachycardia (increased heart rate). Comfort, by contrast, reflects relaxation and low physiological arousal, not the heightened sympathetic activity seen with anxiety. So comfort is not a sign of anxiety, whereas the other three are. In practice, recognizing diaphoresis, rapid breathing, and a fast heartbeat helps you identify anxious or panic states and respond with calm, supportive strategies to reduce threat.