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Medical and Health Science Journal 
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CASE REPORT 

PSYCHODYNAMIC OVERVIEW OF GENERALIZED ANXIETY 

DISORDER IN YOUNG ADULTS  

Era Catur Prasetya 1, Rizky Dwi Lestari *1, Muhammad Hanun Mahyuddin 2, Ulaa Haniifah 2, Olga 

Putri Atsira 2 

1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Indonesia  
2Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Indonesia 

*Correspondent Author: rizkydwilestari21@gmail.com 

  
ARTICLE INFO 

 

Article history: 

Received: 

October 18, 2022 

Received in revised form: 

February 22, 2023 

Accepted: 

March 28, 2023 

 

 

 

Keywords:  

Anxiety Disorder, 

Generalized Anxiety 

Disorder, Adult Individual 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABSTRACT 

 

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) 

defines an anxiety disorder as an excessive feeling of fear that occurs in a 

person that interferes with daily activities. Generalized anxiety disorder 

causes a person to feel anxious about a wide range of situations and issues. 

Patients often experience anxiety, feelings of fear and constantly on edge, 

difficulty concentrating, difficulty sleeping, muscle tension, and frequent 

irritability. Based on data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health in 2007, 

there were 450 million people who had to live with mental disorders. The 

prevalence of adult individuals (aged 18 years and over) and the elderly, 

there were 11.6% who experienced emotional disorders, such as anxiety and 

depression. This case report discusses a 20-year-old woman with the main 

complaint of unclear anxiety, not knowing what to worry about, floating 

between things she worries about is death, fear of having a serious illness, 

breakup, fear of losing her job as a content creator, and feeling of being 

blamed that keeps on coming. Management in the form of giving SSRI 

antidepressants and psychodynamic psychotherapy is done to try to 

reinterpret feelings of guilt that often arise as a result of fixation in one phase 

of their growth and development. 

 

 
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INTRODUCTION  

Anxiety is a persistent feeling of worry as a 

response to threats or stressors that can come from 

within the individual or the environment. Anxiety 

is a normal and pathological response depending on 

its intensity, duration and the individual's ability to 

cope. Anxiety is a pathological condition 

characterized by feelings of fear accompanied by a 

hyperactive autonomic nervous system. Anxiety is 

also an emotional reaction arising from non-

specific causes such as subjective individual 

experiences that can cause feelings of discomfort 

and threatened. About 2/3 of adolescents and young 

adults with anxiety disorders do not seek help and 

only a few report contact with a psychotherapist 

(1). Almost all individuals have experienced 

anxiety, especially as a result of accumulated life 

problems (2). 

Meanwhile, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 

of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) defines an anxiety 

disorder as an excessive feeling of fear that occurs 

in a person which has an impact on disrupting their 

daily activities. Anxiety disorders can be 

experienced by many individuals regardless of age 

or gender. The causes of this anxiety disorder are 

quite varied. Therefore, the DSM-5 divided this 

anxiety disorder into several types, namely phobias, 

social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, 

panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder 

(3). 

Based on data from the Ministry of Health of 

Indonesia in 2007, there were 450 million people 

who had to live with mental disorders. The 

prevalence of adult individuals (aged 18 years and 

over) and the elderly, there were 11.6% who 

experienced emotional disorders, such as anxiety 

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and depression (4). Basic Health Research on adult 

individuals in Indonesia shows an increase in 

emotional disorders, in 2013 by 6% and in 2018 by 

9.8% with the most common symptoms being 

headaches, sleep problems, decreased appetite, and 

fatigue (5). 

One in five teens experiences moderate to severe 

anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are 

some differences in anxiety levels among 

adolescents by region and income level, 

highlighting the need for targeted public health 

interventions based on nationally identified 

priorities (6). One in five Indonesians may 

experience anxiety during the COVID-19 

pandemic. The groups most at risk are young 

women, people suspected of having COVID-19, 

and those with unsatisfactory social support. 

However, health workers were found to have a 

lower risk of experiencing anxiety because they 

have a better level of self-awareness. Accessible 

health information and care, social connections, a 

supportive environment, and mental health 

surveillance are important for preventing larger 

post-pandemic psychiatric problems (7). 

  

 

CASE(S) 

Today's teens and young adults are more tech-

savvy than any previous generation; however, any 

discussion of technology should acknowledge 

concerns about potential negative consequences for 

psychological health (8). 

A 20-years-old woman, a 5th-semester student, 

unmarried, Muslim, came independently to the 

outpatient polyclinic of Muhammadiyah 

Lamongan Hospital with a complaint of anxiety. 

The patient lives at home with her mother, sister, 

grandmother, and grandfather. The patient's father 

migrated for work since the patient was still in the 

womb and returned home every 2 years, but since 

the corona pandemic, it has been a long time since 

he last went home.  

Generalized mental disorders are very common 

among young adults in their twenties, and less 

frequently in their thirties/forties. Those who 

develop mental disorders in their twenties have a 

higher risk of developing them ten years later. This 

has significant implications for young people's 

abilities to obtain an education, raise a family, and 

participate in work life (9). 

Patients are cared for by a mother who tends not to 

talk much and is typical of a rural mother who 

spends more time in the fields than at home. The 

patient admits that she sometimes feels that she has 

lost her father figure, someone who should be with 

her all the time, especially when the patient 

remembers her childhood when she was in trouble 

and there was no place to complain. Although, 

sometimes, there is a feeling of freedom because 

she feels that by being left alone, there is no one 

who can control her life, and instead, feels happy 

about it. She is the type of patient who likes to be 

alone and only communicates with others when she 

is in absolute need.  

In 2019, the patient started complaining of 

shortness of breath and shaking. She was afraid, 

thinking it was a symptom of heart disease. Then 

the patient went to an internist and was diagnosed 

with gastric disease. However, the patient said that 

she believed she had a mental disorder. Later that 

year, the patient developed a relationship with 

someone, but the patient did not dare to talk to her 

partner regarding the patient's mental condition, 

and she only told her partner about her gastric 

disease. 

Therefore, the patient still feels alone despite being 

in a relationship and having no friends to confide 

in. One month ago, the patient's boyfriend was 

caught cheating with someone else. The patient was 

angry and then experienced an anxiety disorder that 

felt unclear until it interfered with her daily 

activities as a student at one of the public 

universities in Surabaya. 

Psychiatric status obtained an appearance that was 

in accordance with her age, clean and neat clothes, 

wearing a hijab, and a mask. The patient is compos 

mentis with GCS 456. Behavior and psychomotor 

activity before, during, and after the interview, 

showed the patient sitting quietly with both hands 

on her thighs. When interviewed, the patient was 

cooperative with the examiner, was open, told the 

current problems calmly, and answered according 

to the examiner's questions in a voice that was 

enough to be heard.  



 

 

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Overall, the patient's speech was good, it was 

coherent, and no speech disturbance was found. 

The patient's feeling (mood) was in a euthymic state 

where the patient's sense of feeling is broad and 

congruent with the rhythm of her life, broad affect, 

broad emotional expressions with variations in 

facial expressions, voice rhythms, and body 

movements in harmony with the atmosphere, these 

can conclude the congruent between mood and 

affect. There were no perceptual disturbances in the 

patient such as hallucinations (-) and illusions (-).  

The patient's intellectual function, both sensory and 

cognitive, was good. The patient's thought process 

consists of a coherent stream of thought, and 

preoccupation thought related to her shortness of 

breath. The patient is able to control impulses. The 

value of the observation on the patient is grade 6 

where the patient is fully aware of the situation with 

the motivation to achieve improvement. The 

patient's physical status and neurological status 

were within normal limits.  

The patient's multiaxial diagnosis is: axis I F41.1 

Generalized anxiety disorder. Axis II Anxiety 

(avoidance) personality traits. Axis III K00-K93 

Diseases of the digestive system. Axis IV Problems 

related to the social environment. Axis V GAF 

Scale 70-61 Some mild and persistent symptoms, 

mild disability in function, generally still good. 

 

DISCUSSION  

Generalized anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder 

characterized by the appearance of excessive 

feelings of anxiety when going to do a job or 

activity (3). Generalized anxiety disorder causes a 

person to feel anxious about a wide range of 

situations and issues. Patients often experience 

anxiety, feelings of fear and constantly on edge, 

difficulty concentrating, difficulty sleeping, muscle 

tension, and frequent irritability (10).  

Based on the DSM-5, there are six criteria for 

someone to be diagnosed with generalized anxiety 

disorder. First, excessive anxiety and restlessness 

for several days in the past six months. Second, 

difficulty in controlling feelings of anxiety and 

restlessness. Third, feeling of anxiety and 

restlessness appears with at least three other 

symptoms, such as feeling depressed, the body 

easily feels tired, difficulty concentrating, 

irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbances. 

Fourth, feelings of anxiety, restlessness, and other 

physical symptoms cause disruption in carrying out 

social and occupational functions in daily life. 

Fifth, not caused by any other medical condition. 

Sixth, this disorder cannot be explained by other 

mental disorders (3).  

There are three psychological theories about the 

causes of anxiety: 

1) Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory 

Freudian psychology is a science based on the 

unconscious (id) and consciousness (ego) (11). 

Defines anxiety as a sign of unconscious danger. 

Anxiety is seen as the result of a mental conflict 

between aggressive desires or unconscious sexual 

urges and concurrent threats from the superego or 

external reality. In response to this signal, the ego 

creates a defense mechanism to prevent 

unacceptable thoughts or feelings from escaping 

into consciousness.  

2) Behavior theory 

This theory suggests that anxiety is a conditioned 

response in accordance with the presence of a 

specific stimulus from the environment. 

Individuals receive certain stimuli as unwelcome 

stimuli, causing anxiety. After it happens 

repeatedly, it eventually becomes a habit to avoid 

the stimulus. Theory represents the accumulation of 

knowledge about mechanisms of action (mediators) 

and moderators of change as well as a priori 

assumptions about what human behavior is, and 

what effect it has on it (12). 

3) Existential theory 

This theory provides models of generalized 

anxiety, in which there is no identifiable stimulus 

for chronic feelings of anxiety. The core concept of 

this theory is that people experience the feeling of 

living in a purposeless world. Anxiety is a response 

to the perception of emptiness. There are also 

biological theories about the causes of anxiety. 

Existential concerns such as death, responsibility, 

futility, and isolation are not only hallmarks of 

existential psychotherapy but also frequently 

encountered by Cognitive Behavioral therapists 

(13). 

This theory relates to the autonomic nervous 

system and neurotransmitters. Stimulation of the 



 

 

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autonomic nervous system causes certain 

symptoms such as: cardiovascular (eg. 

tachycardia), muscular (eg. headache), 

gastrointestinal (eg. diarrhea), and respiratory (eg. 

tachypnea). There are three neurotransmitters 

associated with anxiety: norepinephrine, serotonin, 

and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) (2). 

In addition to the above theories, there are also 

several other causes, such as: 

1) Failure to complete developmental tasks 

Adolescents have developmental tasks that must be 

completed. The main psychological dangers of 

adolescence are generally caused by failure to make 

the psychological transition to maturity which is an 

important developmental task of adolescence.  

Common danger signs of adolescent inability to 

self-adjust include irresponsible behavior that 

appears in the behavior of ignoring lessons to have 

fun and getting social support, aggressive behavior 

and overly hot teen, feelings of insecurity that cause 

adolescents to comply with group standards, flight 

response if you are away from familiar 

surroundings, feelings of giving up, fantasizing too 

much to compensate for the dissatisfaction gained 

from everyday life, regressing to previous levels of 

behavior in order to be liked and noticed, and using 

defense mechanisms such as rationalization, 

projection, fantasizing, and displacement. 

2) Past experience 

Disorders that occur during adolescence cannot be 

separated from childhood experiences, for 

example: trauma, psychological violence 

(swearing, demeaning, defaming, and insulting), 

psychological neglect (neglecting the right to 

express feelings, lack of feelings of being loved, 

and being cared for), physical violence, physical 

neglect, and sexual violence. Anxiety disorders that 

occur in adolescents are mostly caused by the 

experience of psychological violence and 

psychological neglect in childhood. Anxiety 

disorders are associated with negative experiences 

in daily life, which cannot be explained by co-

morbidities alone (14). 

3) Bereavement 

'Attachment' is an important concept in psychiatry 

because it encompasses patterns of social 

relationships and subsequent interactions with 

others. Short or long separations and events of loss 

will cause a disturbance. 

4) Physical Condition 

Adolescence is characterized by rapid physical 

growth. Physical condition is seen as an important 

matter. When physical conditions do not match 

expectations, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and low self-

esteem will arise. A study in Indonesia (2016), 

stated that the higher the level of health anxiety, the 

higher the level of subjective somatic symptoms. 

Symptoms of a minor illness can cause 

disproportionate health anxiety if the person 

exaggerates the seriousness of the sensation (15). 

5) Family Problem 

Conflict in the family is often caused by 

disharmony between parents and children and 

family background problems. Parents who are too 

busy, are dictatorial, old-fashioned, and have 

favoritism towards their children will make the 

relationship in the family disharmonious. 

6) Interpersonal conflict 

Adolescence is a period in which adolescents must 

be able to mature relationships with their peers, so 

selective friendships begin to emerge which 

sometimes triggers quarrels. Adolescence is also a 

time to get to know the opposite sex and love. 

Problems related to love are complicated problems. 

Women's sense of self that is more dependent on 

relationships with others makes them more 

susceptible to social anxiety. However, all 

individuals in East Asian cultures generally have a 

higher degree of social construction of 

interdependence (16). 

7) Fear of failure and losing oneself 

For adolescents, the opinion of the people around 

them is very important. Constant criticism or failure 

with a mismatch of praise or success will cause a 

sense of inferiority and even loss of self-esteem. 

Someone who has low self-esteem or loses self-

esteem will feel used to failure and sometimes even 

develop self-sabotaging behavior. Adolescence is 

clearly a critical period for the process of 

maturation of the neurobiological system which is 

the basis of emotions and behavior. Adolescence 

marks a period of great susceptibility to developing 

disorganized levels of social anxiety (17). 

8) Living environment 

An adaptation is needed to live in a new 

environment (boarding house, dormitory, relation 

house). The inability to adapt will cause anxiety. 

Several factors were found to be negatively or 



 

 

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positively related to depression. Perception of 

health is negatively related to depression, while 

smoking behavior, smoking cessation, and acute 

illness are positively related to depression (18). 

9) School environment 

School environmental conditions such as intense 

competition, academic demands / high-grade 

standards, piling assignments, school rules, 

teaching-learning methods, majors, and student-

teacher relations as well as student-to-student 

relationships are very important in determining the 

success of adolescents in school. The inability to 

adapt to the school environment will cause anxiety. 

Usually, to meet academic demands, teenagers will 

take various courses, sometimes even not having 

time to do things they enjoy/hobbies. This will 

further worsen their adaptability. 

10) Social environment 

Adolescents spend more time outside the home 

with their peers, so the influence of their social 

environment on attitudes, speech, interests, 

appearance, and behavior is greater than other 

environmental influences (2). 

When associated with the above theories, what is 

experienced by the patient is closely related to 

several theories include: 

1) Past experience.  

The patient had an experience where she felt 

unloved by his parents because she had been left 

behind since the patient was in the womb. During 

the developmental period, the patient also has 

difficulty developing trust in others and peaks in the 

time of interview when she experienced her 

physical complaints, the patient also does not want 

this to be known by her partner because there is an 

excessive fear of losing her partner due to her 

mental disorder. 2) Bereavement 

Closely related to the event of separation both 

short, long, and loss events. Now, the patient is still 

hurting from her breakup with her partner and feels 

like losing something that had healed the wounds 

of being abandoned by his father and mother. The 

patient feels fear of another abandonment by others.  

3) Interpersonal conflict 

The patient does not stop blaming herself because 

according to the patient, his father and mother work 

for her well-being. Likewise, the case of a partner 

who left her was because she could not be a good 

partner. In addition, the patient also said that her 

friendship environment did not help the patient to 

forget her problems. They always make her feel 

guilty. A study states that there is a relationship 

between the characteristics of depression, anxiety, 

and stress with gender, age, marital status, and 

income in adults during a pandemic. This shows 

that men, younger age, single status, and low 

income have higher depression, anxiety, and stress 

characteristic scales(19). 

4) The patient's fear of failure and loss of self-

esteem has long been present, but during 

elementary to high school, it did not show because 

the patient was quite intelligent, but during college, 

the patient felt that he was the stupidest person. 

Therefore, it is related to the patient's job as a 

content creator which is always required to provide 

what the client wants. The patient keeps on 

accepting criticism and trying to pursue the target 

for client fulfillment. This resulted in fear of failure 

to fulfill client expectations. 

Everyone has a different reaction to stress, and 

some of the symptoms that appear are not the same. 

Common anxiety symptoms include: 

1) Palpitation  

2) Pain or tenderness in the chest 

3) Shortness of breath 

4) Excessive sweating 

5) Changes in sexual arousal or interest in sexual 

activity 

6) Sleep disturbance 

7) Trembling 

8) Hands or limbs become cold and sweaty 

9) Anxiety accompanied by depression leads to 

suicidal ideation  

10) Health problems such as frequent headaches 

(migraines). 

Some common anxiety disorders include: 

A. Generalized anxiety disorder – often feeling 

anxious or worried. 

B. Panic disorder – having panic attacks regularly, 

often for no apparent reason. 

C. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – 

experiencing anxiety problems after experiencing a 

very stressful or frightening event. 

D. Social anxiety disorder - fear or fear of social 

situations 

E. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) – 

repeating unpleasant thoughts (obsessions) and 



 

 

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engaging in certain routines (compulsions) to 

relieve anxiety. 

F. Phobia - an overwhelming fear of a particular 

object, place, situation, or feeling (10). 

The symptoms of anxiety above can be grouped 

into four symptoms: 

a. Somatic disorders 

Tremors, fluctuating body temperature, seizures, 

sweating, palpitations, nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, 

decreased libido, shortness of breath, and difficulty 

swallowing 

b. Cognitive impairment 

Difficulty concentrating, confusion, fear of losing 

control, excessive vigilance, and thoughts of a great 

catastrophe. 

c. Behavioral disorders 

Expression of fear, irritability, aggression, 

immobilization, and withdrawal from society. 

d. Perceptual disturbance 

depersonalization and derealization (2). 

Several symptoms that appeared in the patient were 

caused by the patient's anxiety. Lately, the patient 

was occupied with the thought of many targets that 

must be achieved as a content creator because of the 

client's demands. The patient still felt symptoms 

such as shortness of breath, stomach disturbances, 

chest feels heavy, cold and sweaty hands even 

though she has taken medication regularly. This 

condition makes the patient develop difficulty 

sleeping until she can't sleep (sleep disturbances 

occur). 

Evidence-based psychological treatments 

(cognitive-behavioral therapy; CBT) for this 

disorder have been developed and investigated, and 

in recent years a promising low-intensity CBT 

intervention version has been proposed that offers 

a way to improve access to evidence-based care. 

There is some evidence of the effectiveness of 

pharmacological treatments for anxiety disorders in 

children and adolescents, but their routine 

prescription is discouraged because of fears of 

potential harm (20). 

Pharmacological treatment of generalized anxiety 

disorder is carried out by administering 

antidepressants (Selective Serotonin Reuptake 

Inhibitors (SSRIs), and anti-anxiety 

(benzodiazepines (BZD) and non-BZDs 

(buspirone)). Antidepressants and BZD can inhibit 

LC thereby reducing norepinephrine activity, while 

BZD modulates receptors GABA to increase its 

activity. Antidepressants can selectively inhibit 

serotonin reuptake, while buspirone is a partial 

serotonin receptor agonist. 

In addition to pharmacological therapy, 

management of therapy for generalized anxiety 

disorder can also be carried out by non-

pharmacological therapy. Non-pharmacological 

therapy includes psychoeducation, short-term 

counseling, stress management, psychotherapy, 

meditation, exercise, or Cognitive Behavioral 

Therapy (CBT).(21) 

Most adolescents with anxiety disorders tend to 

discuss their problems with friends and family to 

relieve anxiety, whereas some do not seek help 

because they can deal with their own anxiety 

disorders, they think they don't really need help, 

they feel no one cares about them, their problems, 

and the lack of supporting health facilities in the 

youth environment. Adolescents in East Java are 

advised to consult their mental health problems 

with experts to find relevant solutions.(22) 

 

 

CONCLUSION  

Based on PPDGJ III and DSM-5, the patient was 

diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. Based 

on the theories that cause anxiety, the causes of this 

patient's anxiety are included in several theories 

including past experiences, loss events, 

interpersonal conflicts, fear of failure, and self-

esteem. While the symptoms that appear in this 

patient such as shortness of breath, worsening 

gastric problems, chest feels heavy, and cold and 

sweaty hands were to be found even though they 

have taken medication regularly. This condition 

makes the patient develop difficulty sleeping until 

she can't sleep (sleep disturbances occur). 

 

CONFLICT OF INTEREST  
 

The author started there is no conflict of interest. 

 

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