- Compare and contrast the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and specific phobia (SP), including a clear distinction between worry and fear. While there are a variety of views offered to explain the development of GAD (sociocultural, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, and biological), which do you feel is the most compelling explanation and why? Conclude with a statement offering which disorder (GAD or SP) you feel would be more debilitating and why.