Anxiety

Anxiety: Current Trends in Theory and Research, Volume II discusses the hostile state of inner turmoil called "anxiety. This volume is divided into three parts. Part IV discusses the theoretical approach concerning emotion, nature of anxiety, and distinctions between anxiety and other fear-related emotions. The experimental approaches to test anxiety and interventions in relation to anxiety in school are elaborated in Part V. Part VI is devoted to summarizing the conceptual and methodological issues in anxiety research. Other topics include the variety of viewpoints on the nature of anxiety, models of psychophysiological disorders, analysis of anxiety as helplessness, and reducing the interfering effects of test anxiety. This publication is recommended for psychiatrists, psychologists, and researchers conducting anxiety research.

List of ContributorsContents of Volume IPart IV Stress, Cognition, and Anxiety Chapter 7. Emotion and Cognition: With Special Reference to Anxiety The General Theoretical Approach Anxiety as an Emotion Anxiety and Other Fear-Related Emotions Contrasts with Other Theoretical Positions Empirical Research Concluding Summary References Comments on Drs. Lazarus and AverilFs Paper Reference Chapter 8. The Nature of Anxiety with Emphasis upon Its Relationship to Expectancy A Variety of Viewpoints on the Nature of Anxiety The Nature of Arousal The Parameters of Arousal and Their Relationship to the Three Basic Sources of Anxiety Fear and Anxiety Defined Anxiety, Arousal, and Expectancy The Investigation of Anxiety and Expectancy Using a Simple Laboratory Paradigm A Study of Heart Rate and Skin Conductance as a Function of Experience and the Anticipated Intensity of Noxious Stimulation A Study of Changes in Autonomic and Cognitive Reactivity to Noxious Stimulation as a Function of Trials within and among Days A Study of the Effects upon Autonomic Reactivity of the Degree of Certainty That a Noxious Stimulus Will Be Presented Summary References Comments on Dr. Epstein's Paper Chapter 9. Cognition, Anxiety, and Psychophysiological Disorders Models of Psychophysiological Disorders States of Physiological or Structural Abnormalities in Which Psychological Processes Are a Major Determinant Physical Disorders with Psychogenic Overlay Summary and Implications References Comments on Dr. Beck's Paper Chapter 10. Helplessness: Theory and Research in Anxiety Research in Anxiety Theory in Anxiety The Analysis of Anxiety as Helplessness References Comments on Dr. Mandler's Paper ReferencesPart V Test Anxiety and Anxious School Children Chapter 11. Experimental Approaches to Test Anxiety: Attention and the Uses of Information Test Anxiety and Personal Threat Reducing the Interfering Effects of Test Anxiety Experimental and Applied Aspects of Test Anxiety Research Test Anxiety and Juvenile Delinquency Directions for Further Inquiry References Comments on Dr. Sarason's Paper Chapter 12. Interventions in Relation to Anxiety in School The Nature of Anxiety A Selective Review of Research on Anxiety A Model for Interventions in Relation to Anxiety Strategies for Intervening in Relation to Anxiety in Schools An Epilogue on Intervention Strategies References Comments on Drs. Phillips, Martin, and Meyers' Paper Chapter 13. Anxiety, Intervention, and the Culture of the School An Example of Intervention and No Change Question-Asking Behavior Determining Implicit Assumptions and Ways of Thinking ReferencesPart VI Summary Chapter 14. Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Anxiety Research State and Trait Anxiety Anxiety as an Emotional Process Summary and Conclusions ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index