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Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
1. Introduction......Page 20
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED ANXIETY?......Page 23
ANXIETY: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?......Page 31
FACETS OF ANXIETY: UNPACKING THE ANXIETY RESPONSE......Page 34
MAJOR FORMS OF ANXIETY IN MODERN SOCIETY......Page 39
SUMMARY: KEY ISSUES IN ANXIETY RESEARCH......Page 58
2. How Do We Best Assess Anxiety?......Page 62
SUBJECTIVE SCALES FOR MEASURING ANXIETY......Page 68
PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES OF ANXIETY......Page 79
BEHAVIORAL MEASURES OF ANXIETY......Page 86
GENDER AND AGE DIFFERENCES......Page 90
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS......Page 96
3. Theories and Perspectives on Anxiety......Page 98
OF HISTORICAL INTEREST......Page 99
BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES......Page 111
COGNITIVE MODELS......Page 123
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS......Page 131
4. What Are the Origins of Anxiety?......Page 134
SOME BASIC ISSUES......Page 136
HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT......Page 142
ANXIETY IN CONTEXT: THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT......Page 158
IN SUM......Page 166
5. How Does Anxiety Affect Cognitive Outcomes?......Page 170
ANXIETY AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE......Page 173
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES......Page 180
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS......Page 193
6. Does Intervention Help?......Page 196
NORMATIVE VERSUS PATHOLOGICAL ANXIETY......Page 197
COPING WITH ANXIETY......Page 209
CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS......Page 218
CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 230
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS......Page 234
7. Looking Ahead to a Cognitive Science of Anxiety......Page 236
COGNITIVE MODELS OF ANXIETY AS STANDARD THEORY......Page 237
TOWARD A COGNITIVE SCIENCE OF ANXIETY......Page 243
CHALLENGES TO COGNITIVE THEORY......Page 250
CONCLUSIONS......Page 257
References......Page 260
Index......Page 294