the lifespan. The primary difference across age groups is in the content of the individual’s
worry. Children and adolescents tend to worr y more about school and sporting perfor-
mance, whereas older adults report greater co ncern about the well-bein g of family or their
own physical heath. Thus, the content of an in dividual’s worry tends to be age appropri-
ate. Younger adults experience greater severity of symptoms than do older adults.
The earlier in life individuals have symptoms that meet criteria for generalized anxiety