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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. BASIC BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH APPROACHES TO ANXIETY -- A. Neurobiology of Anxiety -- 1. Issues in the Neuropsychology of Anxiety -- 2. Benzodiazepine-GABA Interactions: A Model to Investigate the Neurobiology of Anxiety -- 3. The Neuroendocrinology of Anxiety -- 4. Benzodiazepines, Anxiety, and Catecholamines: A Commentary -- B. Cognition, Emotion and Psychophysiology -- 5. Cognitive Processes, Anxiety, and the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders -- 6. Emotion Theory and the Role of Emotions in Anxiety in Children and Adults -- 7. The Cognitive Psychophysiology of Emotion: Fear and Anxiety -- 8. Anxiety, Cognition, and Affect: A State-Trait Perspective -- 9. Theoretical Perspectives on Clinical Anxiety -- C. Learning and Animal Models -- 10. Animal Models of Anxiety-Based Disorders: Their Usefulness and Limitations -- 11. The Limitations of Animal Models i n Understanding Anxiety -- 12. Theoretical Models Relating Animal Experiments on Fear to Clinical Phenomena -- PART II. CLINICAL RESEARCH APPROACHES TO ANXIETY -- A. Epidemiology and Family Studies -- 13. The Epidemiology of Anxiety Disorders: Rates, Risks, and Familial Patterns -- 14. Culture and Anxiety: Cross-cultural Evidence for the Patterning of Anxiety Disorders -- 15. Epidemiology and Cross-Cultural Aspects of Anxiety Disorders: A Commentary -- B. Stress and Anxiety in Medical and Psychosomatic Illness -- 16. The Psychobiology and Pathophysiology of Anxiety and Fear -- 17. A Psychosomatic Perspective on Anxiety Disorders -- 18. Stress, Panic, and the Cardiovascular System -- 19. Children's Reactions to Medical Stressors: An Ecological Approach to the Study of Anxiety -- C. Developmental Aspects of Anxiety

AbstractThe study of anxiety disorders in children is of interest both in its own right and for what it may reveal about the origins of anxiety disorders at any age.

AbstractEvidence from family, adoption and twin, and animal studies indicates a strong hereditary‐biological component to the development of anxiety disorders; a substantial body of evidence demonstrates important relationships between depression and anxiety disorders, especially panic disorder.

Expectations of nuclear war have fluctuated over time, peaking during periods of international tension. While there is no evidence of a secular change in the level of war expectation over time, a review of national survey & poll data reveals that the belief that one would not survive a nuclear war has become more prevalent. People who expect nuclear war & feel that they would not survive it are not automatically more supportive of nuclear disarmament. Their reaction includes both support for disarmament negotiations with the Soviets & military preparedness to counter the Soviets. 28 References. Modified AA

AbstractFive types of anxiety disorders are recognized. They are presented and discussed in this chapter.