This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Anxiety disorders stress disorders and grief, Subject name: Psychiatry
Most common of all psychiatric disorders are 
Select and explain. 
A. Anxiety disorder, B. Schizophrenia, C. Depression, D. Mania
A: Anxiety disorder
Answer: A: Anxiety disorder 
Explanation: Anxiety is the commonest psychiatric symptom in clinical practice and anxiety disorders are one of the commonest psychiatric disorders in general population. Anxiety is a normal phenomenon, which is characterised by a state of apprehension or unease arising out of anticipation of danger. (Ref: A sho textbook of psychiatry, Niraj Ahuja, 7th edition, pg no 89)