| Anxiety and Cognition: A Unified Theory Contributor(s): Eysenck, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0863774784 ISBN-13: 9780863774782 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Psychology | Emotions |
| Dewey: 152.46 |
| LCCN: 97198295 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.94" W x 9.08" (0.93 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is argued in this book there are three major approaches to anxiety. First, there is anxiety as an emotional state. Second, there is trait anxiety as a dimension of personality. Third, there is anxiety as a set of anxiety disorders. What is attempted is to produce a unified theory of anxiety which integrates all these major approaches. According to this unified theory, there are four sources of information which influence the level of experienced anxiety: (1) experimental stimulation; (2) internal physiological activity; (3) internal cognition's, (e.g., worries); and (4) one's own behavior. The unified theory is essentially based on a cognitive approach. More specifically, it is assumed that individual differences in experienced anxiety between those high and low in trait anxiety depend large on cognitive biases. It is also assumed that the various anxiety disorders depend on cognitive biases, and that the main anxiety disorders differ in terms of the source of information most affected by such biases (e.g., social phobics have biased interpretation of their own behavior). In sum, this book presents a general theory of anxiety from the cognitive perspective. It is intended that this theory will influence theory and research on emotion, personality, and the anxiety disorders. |