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Anxiety : a very short introduction / Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freeman, Daniel, 1971- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 318.
- Very short introductions ; 318
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anxiety.
- Anxiety disorders--Treatment.
- Anxiety disorders.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 155 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- Are we born with our fears or do we learn them? Why do our fears persist? What purpose does anxiety serve? In this 'Very Short Introduction' we discover what anxiety is, what causes it, and how it can be treated.
- Contents:
- 1.What is anxiety?
- 2.Theories of anxiety
- 3.Nature or nurture?
- 4.Michael Palin and Graham Taylor: Everyday anxiety and how to cope with it
- 5.Phobias
- 6.Social phobia
- 7.Panic disorder
- 8.Generalized anxiety disorder
- 9.Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 10.Post-traumatic stress disorder
- 11.Treatment
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-163354-2
- OCLC:
- 888235547
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