<prompt> Generalised anxiety disorder is characterized byFree floating anxietyWorry about tril issuesInability to relaxAnxiety about specific situations  <response>: GAD is characterized by free floating anxiety and negative apprehension about day today tril life events. Anxiety about specific situations are more likely to be seen in phobia. Reference: Kaplon and sadock, 11 th edition, synopsis of psychiatry, 11 th edition, pg no. 407 