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anxiety
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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anx·i·e·ty
/ angˈzī-itē/
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n.
(pl. -ties)
a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
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desire to do something, typically accompanied by unease:
the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please.
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Psychiatry
a nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks.
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Anxiety and coping in the context of a school examination
Magazine article from: Social Behavior and Personality; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Cognitive appraisal and state anxiety of 137 high school students were examined...examination. Social evaluation trait anxiety was measured two weeks before the examination...show that the social evaluation trait anxiety predicts state anxiety both before and...
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Anxiety and social explanation: some anxieties about anxiety.
Magazine article from: Journal of Social History; 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...underlying social anxiety or a combination of anxieties which can explain...to recommend anxiety theory; as my...I have some anxieties about such explanatory...fears' or 'anxieties.' It may be...between individual anxiety and social anxiety...
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Anxiety Poorly Managed in Hospitalized Patients, Study Reports; Heart Patients Often Don't Receive Appropriate Treatment.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 3/11/2003; 700+ words
; ...COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Anxiety is often poorly managed in patients recovering from...the study had received some sort of treatment for anxiety, symptoms of anxiety were documented on less than half of the patients...
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Anxiety experienced by foundation-year MSW students entering field placement: implication for admissions, curriculum, and field education.(Special section: field education in social work)
Magazine article from: Journal of Social Work Education; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...increased attention capacity, anxiety can either facilitate or impair...students' common, expectable anxiety in the service of growth...With this information these anxieties can be addressed explicitly...with the goal of eliminating anxiety, but of channeling it in the...
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Anxiety-induced performance catastrophes: investigating effort required as an asymmetry factor.
Magazine article from: British Journal of Psychology; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...revealed that high levels of cognitive anxiety can have a detrimental effect upon a number of (varying) tasks and situations. Anxiety has been shown to impair performance on...Parfitt, 1991). However, positive anxiety effects have also been recorded on motor...
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Anxiety management in groups: An evaluation
Magazine article from: Mental Health Nursing; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Group anxiety management training is a common approach...clear is the relationship between reduced anxiety levels and client satisfaction with the...explain. Mental Health Nursing Changes in anxiety levels among participants in three anxiety...
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Anxiety and open heart surgery.(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: MedSurg Nursing; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...for her cardiologist and surgeon, and anxiety begins to mount. "How serious is this...determine how to decrease Mrs. Miller's anxiety after the physicians explain her current heart condition and future surgery. Anxiety Anxiety is an unpleasant feeling that...
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Anxiety Disorders; Overview.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Anxiety Disorders; 12/13/2006; 700+ words
; An anxiety disorder is an excessive or inappropriate response...can paralyze you into inaction or withdrawal. An anxiety disorder isn't just a case of "nerves." According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA), an estimated...
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Anxiety Disorders; Diagnosis.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Anxiety Disorders; 12/13/2006; 700+ words
; ...The first step to properly diagnosing an anxiety disorder is to rule out another medical condition. Because anxiety accompanies so many medical conditions...that might underlie or be masked by an anxiety attack. Thus, a physical examination...
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Anxiety Disorders; Prevention.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Anxiety Disorders; 12/13/2006; 700+ words
; People with anxiety disorders often are known as "worriers...interferes with your life, you may have an anxiety disorder. The first step in prevention...nutrition can help reduce the impact of anxiety attacks. To prevent your normal anxious...
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Anxiety
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...superegos may feel guilt or anxiety when they do (or even think...wrong. In Freudian theory, anxiety functions to warn individuals...theories focus on how fears and anxieties can be learned through direct...or situations that lead to anxiety, but taken too far, avoidance...
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Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders What Are Anxiety Disorders? What Causes Anxiety Disorders? What Are the Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders? How Are Anxiety Disorders Diagnosed and Treated? Resources Anxiety (ang-ZY-e-tee) is a feeling of fear...
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Anxiety Disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Anxiety Disorders Definition The anxiety disorders are a group of mental disturbances characterized by anxiety as a central or core symptom. Although anxiety is a commonplace experience, not everyone who experiences it has an anxiety disorder...
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Definition Generalized anxiety disorder is a condition characterized by "free floating" anxiety or apprehension not linked to a specific cause or situation. Description Some degree of fear and anxiety is perfectly...
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anxiety
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
anxiety is an emotional state, represented by...from behavioural observations. Tests of anxiety in man are thus based on self report...temperament ( ‘trait’ anxiety ) or that describe a current emotional...
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