<prompt> True regarding anxiety is all except: RepeatAdaptive responseAlert signalAutonomic hyperactivityAlways pathological  <response>: Ans: D Always pathological Ref.: Synopsis of Psychiatry, Kaplan Sadock, 10th editionExplanation:Anxiety is a state of mind characterized by alertness, in response to any threatening stimulus and it is an adaptive response.It has cognitive symptoms inattention - forgetfulnessEmotional symptoms feeling on the edgeAutonomic symptoms hyper-sympathetic statePhysical symptoms muscle tension.While anxiety is due to an internal, vague, distant stimuli, fear is a response to a stimulus which is external, well-defined and immediate.- Also Refer Psychiatry question explanation in 2011 paper. 