Look up: anxiety

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   anxiety
   [n] - a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders 2. [n] - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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   anxiety
   (Learning Modules / Psychology / Stress management) A variety of drugs used to reduce depression, trade names include Prozac and Tofranil.
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   Anxiety
   Mental state of worry about future events
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   Anxiety
   Condition which may include excessive worrying and agitation accompanied by physical symptoms such as rapid breathing and a fast heartbeat. It can become a problem if the response becomes exaggerated and interferes with daily living.
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   Anxiety
   Anxiety is an unpleasant feeling when you feel worried, uneasy or distressed about something that may or may not be about to happen.
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   Anxiety
   Anxiety is an unpleasant emotional state characterised by fearfulness and unwanted and distressing physical symptoms
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   Anxiety
   Our Anxiety Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Anxiety Anxiety: A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, and feelings of stress. Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that affect approximately 19 million American adults. These disorders ...
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   Anxiety
   Anxiety is provoked by fear or apprehension and also results from a tension caused by conflicting ideas or motivations. Anxiety manifests through mental and somatic symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, hyperventilation, and faintness.
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   Anxiety
   Anx·i'e·ty noun ; plural Anxieties [ Latin anxietas , from anxius : confer French anxiété . See Anxious .] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness. 2. Eager desire. J. D. Forbes 3. (Medicine) A state of rest ...
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    anxiety
    <psychology> The unpleasant emotional state consisting of psychophysiological responses to anticipation of unreal or imagined danger, ostensibly resulting from unrecognised intrapsychic conflict. ... Physiological concomitants include increased heart rate, altered respiration rate, sweating, trembling, weakness and fatigue, psychological conco ...
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    anxiety
    noun a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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    anxiety
    anxiousness noun a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders
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    Anxiety
    `Anxiety` is a `physiological` state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components (Seligman, Walker & Rosenhan, 2001). These components combine to create the feelings that we typically recognize as fear, apprehension, or worry. Anxiety is often accompanied by physical sensations such as `heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath, stomach aches, or headache.` The cognitive component entails expectatio...
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    anxiety
    (ang-zi´ә-te) a multifaceted emotional state involving feelings of uneasiness, dread, or fear about the future. Besides the subjective emotion, there are often physical symptoms resulting from muscular tension and autonomic nervous system activity, which may include sweating, dizziness, shortness of breath, insomn...
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    Anxiety
    • (n.) Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness. • (n.) Eager desire. • (n.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.Anxiety: words in the de...
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    anxiety
    a feeling of dread, fear, or apprehension, often with no clear justification. Anxiety is distinguished from fear because the latter arises in ... [9 related articles]
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    anxiety
    the unpleasant emotional state consisting of psychophysiological responses to anticipation of unreal or imagined danger, ostensibly resulting from unrecognized intrapsychic conflict. Physiological concomitants include increased heart rate, altered respiration rate, sweating, trembling, weakness, and fatigue; psychological concomitants include feel...
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    anxiety
    anxiety, anxieties 1. A state of uneasiness and apprehension; such as, about future uncertainties. 2. A cause of anxiety: 'For some people, air travel is a real anxiety.' 3. In psychiatry, a state of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a realistic or fantasized threatening event or situation, often impairing physical and psycholo...
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    Anxiety
    An effect that is characterized by a state of uneasiness, apprehension and dread of impending internal or external danger. Physical symptoms include hyperactivity, dizziness, profuse sweating, trembling and rapid heart beat. With varying hormone levels, some anxiety can be normal during pregnancy. More serious forms of anxiety can lead to an inc...
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    anxiety
    anxiety, anticipatory tension or vague dread persisting in the absence of a specific threat. In contrast to fear, which is a realistic reaction to actual danger, anxiety is generally related to an unconscious threat. Physiological symptoms of anxiety include increases in pulse rate and blood pressur...
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