The distinction between an anxiety disorder and just having normal anxiety is whether your emotions are causing a lot of suffering and dysfunction, says Sally Winston, PsyD, co-director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorder Institute of Maryland in Towson.
Definition - What does Proximate Cause mean? Proximate cause refers to a direct cause of loss, without which the loss would not occur; therefore, it is a highly relevant principle in the insurance industry. For an act or event to be considered a proximate cause, it does not necessarily have to directly precede a loss or begin a chain of occurrences leading to the same.
Below are some of the classifications: Severity Wise: Major: A defect, which will cause an observable product failure or departure from requirements. Minor: A defect that will not cause a failure in execution of the product. Fatal: A defect that will cause the system to crash or close abruptly or effect other applications.