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The history of humanity is full of moments where human lives have been jeopardized by war. revolution, earthquakes, or other upheavals. Fear of death is a universal phenomenon shared by all living beings, but for some people, anticipating future dangers tends to produce more fear of present andfuture threats. In …

Talking to Your DoctorHow well you and your doctor talk to each other is one of the most important parts of getting good health care. But talking to your doctor isn’t always easy. It takes time and effort on your part aswell as your doctor’s. To prepare for your appointment, …

There is often a reduction in the resources available to cope with anxiety. Many people deal with stress, threats, and conflicts by moving away from them, exhibiting avoidant behavior. A hassled teenager runs away from home, a quarreling lover drives off, a pressured employee quits his or her job. This …

Stereotypes about “the old person” perhaps misrepresent reality most enormously with respect to personality. Attitudinal studies such as those cited earlier have found that elderly people as a class are regarded as rigid, past-oriented, judgmental, asexual, and so forth. These stereotypes are not supported by direct studies of personality in …

It is easier to describe an individual’s functional status, than to ascribe this status confidently to “aging.” Gerontologists have learned to be cautious in offering such interpretations because an observed deficit or impairment can arise from a variety of sources. The tremor in an old person’s voice, for example, could …

Hardships, deprivations, and unequal access to social resources show race-linked patterns from infancy onward. Differential risk factors can both reduce the chances of surviving into old age (Gee, 1989) and contribute to unfavorable economic and health status in old age. An elderly AfricanAmerican, for example, may experience anxiety as the …

Many sources of anxiety in the later adult years are mediated by genderrelated experiences. Survival is itself correlated with sex/gender: the differential survival gap favoring females increases with advancing adult age (Gee, 1989). This means that elderly females are more likely to face anxieties related to (a) caring for a …

Anxiety disorders in the UK The best estimates suggest that: one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year; one in six will experience a common mental health problem such as anxiety or depression; and that these figures have steadily increased over the past …

What are phobias? Here are the key symptoms a mental health professional will look for to decide whether a fear is severe enough to be termed a phobia:• Marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable, cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation.• Exposure …

Psychoanalytic theories of anxiety The deeper we penetrate into the study of mental processes the more we recognize their abundance and complexity. A number of simple formulas which to begin with seemed to meet our needs havelater turned out to be inadequate…. Here, where we are dealing with anxiety, you …