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anxiety reaction — n reaction to a feared situation or object in which various manifestations of anxiety (as shortness of breath, abdominal pain, increased heart rate, or irritability) are prominent * * * a reaction characterized by abnormal apprehension or… … Medical 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
