Anxiety 101 / Moshe Zeidner, Gerald Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zeidner, Moshe.

Contributor:

Matthews, Gerald.

Series:

Psych 101

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anxiety.

Anxiety disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anxiety refers to a state in which an individual is inordinately apprehensive, tense, and uneasy about the prospect of something terrible happening. Anxiety becomes a source of clinical concern once it begins to interfere with the ability to function in daily life. Anxiety 101 presents a state-of-the-art review of modern theories, research findings, assessments, and remediation relevant to the study of anxiety. This quick, user-friendly book is designed to address the most critical aspects of anxiety, especially those involving individual differences and interventions. To offer comprehensive c

Contents:

The Psych 101 Series; Anxiety 101; Contents; Preface; Anxiety 101; 1 Introduction; 2 How Do We Best Assess Anxiety?; 3 Theories and Perspectives on Anxiety; 4 What Are the Origins of Anxiety?; 5 How Does Anxiety Affect Cognitive Outcomes?; 6 Does Intervention Help?; 7 Looking Ahead to a Cognitive Science of Anxiety; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-91597-5

9786612915970

0-8261-0489-4

OCLC:

688215200