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a reaction characterized by abnormal apprehension or uneasiness; see also anxiety disorders, under disorder.Medical dictionary. 2011.
anxiety reaction — noun an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months • Syn: ↑generalized anxiety disorder,… … Useful english dictionary
Anxiety — Anxiety and phobic thinking may be normal emotions, distinct clusters of symptoms ( syndromes *), or diseases in the sense of distinct illness entities. In psychoanalysis, anxiety is used as a theoretical term, the presumed unconscious… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Anxiety and Phobias — Anxiety and phobic thinking may be normal emotions, distinct clusters of symptoms ( syndromes *), or diseases in the sense of distinct illness entities. In psychoanalysis, anxiety is used as a theoretical term, the presumed unconscious… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
anxiety neurosis — noun characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear • Hypernyms: ↑neurosis, ↑neuroticism, ↑psychoneurosis * * * noun or anxiety reaction or anxiety state … Useful english dictionary
anxiety disorder — noun a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom • Hypernyms: ↑mental disorder, ↑mental disturbance, ↑disturbance, ↑psychological disorder, ↑folie • Hyponyms: ↑generalized anxie … Useful english dictionary
Anxiety disorder — Classification and external resources The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) an Expressionist painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Reaction formation — In Sigmund Freud s psychoanalytic theory, reaction formation is a defense mechanism in which anxiety producing or unacceptable emotions are replaced by their direct opposites. [cite web url=http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/counseling/defe… … Wikipedia
Anxiety — For other uses, see Anxiety (disambiguation). Anxiety A marble bust of the Roman Emperor Decius from the Capitoline Museum. This portrait conveys an impression of anxiety and weariness, as of a man shouldering heavy [state] responsibilities … Wikipedia
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
anxiety attack — noun a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic • Hypernyms: ↑attack * * * noun : an acute psychobiologic reaction manifested by anxiety or panic and by the physiologic changes characteristically accompanying fear * * *… … Useful english dictionary
