VIDBE-Q Volume 66 Issue 4
performance. By being knowledgeable about these potential sings will allow for
early intervention to help reduce the negative impact of adverse mental health
functioning.
Table 1
Signs of Anxiety
Thinking/Learning Behavioral Physical
• Concentration
problems
• Memory problems
• Attention problems
• Problem-solving
difficulties
• Worry
• Restlessness
• Fidgeting
• Task avoidance
• Rapid speech
• Irritability
• Withdrawal
• Perfectionism
• Lack of
participation
• Failing to
complete tasks
• Seeking easy tasks
• Stomach
discomfort
• Rapid heart rate
• Flushing of the
skin
• Perspiration
• Headaches
• Muscle tension
• Sleeping problems
• Nausea
