| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
BRAT series on clinical psychology |
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BRAT series on clinical psychology
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| Contents |
Features of fear and anxiety -- Functions of fear versus anxiety -- Disposition to fear and anxiety : negative affectivity -- Threat-based style of reacting to negative affect : influences upon emotion regulation -- Anxious processes -- Specificity in Salience and threat value -- Anxiety disorders -- Why more women than men? |
| Summary |
The first title to be published in the BRAT Series in Clinical Psychology, this new book will present a critical analysis of the theories and empirical evidence to date regarding the origins of phobias and anxiety disorders, and the reasons why more women than men suffer from them. The book moves from a discussion of non-specific temperament to specific risk factors for each anxiety disorder, assuming a hierarchical etiological model throughout. At each level of analysis, the issue of gender differences is addressed. For example, broad temperamental factors such as traits of negative affectivi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-273) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Neuroses -- Sex differences
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Gender identity.
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Anxiety Disorders -- etiology
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Gender Identity
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sex role.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
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Gender identity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781435604261 |
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1435604261 |
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0080513409 |
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9780080513409 |
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9780080440323 |
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0080440320 |
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