Anxiety : Current Trends in Theory and Research

Anxiety: Current Trends in Theory and Research, Volume I, seeks to facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of anxiety phenomena. This volume emerged from a symposium on Anxiety: Current Trends in Theory and Research held at Florida State University in the spring of 1970. The symposium brought together persons who have made important contributions to the understanding of anxiety phenomena and provided them with an opportunity to react to each other's ideas. One of the main goals of the symposium was to stimulate confrontation among opposing views with the expectation that this would, at least, provide clarification of terminology and eliminate the semantic confusion plaguing the field. The volume is organized into three parts. Part I presents an overview of the unique theoretical perspective and research objectives with which each contributor has approached the topic of anxiety. It also provides background information and historical perspective for the reader with limited familiarity with this area. Part II contains papers focusing on the nature and measurement of anxiety. Part III deals with the neurophysiological and biochemical aspects of anxiety. This work is intended primarily for psychologists and students of psychology, but it should be of interest to any behavioral or medical scientist concerned with a more comprehensive understanding of personality and psychopathology. Content: CONTRIBUTORS , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS , Page ix PREFACE , Pages xi-xii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , Pages xiii-xiv CONTENTS OF VOLUME II , Pages xv-xvi Chapter 1 - CURRENT TRENDS IN THEORY AND RESEARCH ON ANXIETY , Pages 3-19 , Charles D. Spielberger Chapter 2 - ANXIETY AS AN EMOTIONAL STATE , Pages 23-49 , Charles D. Spielberger Chapter 3 - ANXIETY: A VARIABLE COMBINATION OF INTERACTING FUNDAMENTAL EMOTIONS , Pages 51-106 , Carroll E. Izard COMMENTS ON DR. IZARD'S PAPER , Pages 107-112 , Silvan S. Tomkins COMMENTS ON DR. IZARD'S PAPER , Pages 113-114 , Eugene E. Levitt Chapter 4 - THE NATURE AND GENESIS OF MOOD STATES: A THEORETICAL MODEL WITH EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS CONCERNING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AROUSAL, AND OTHER MOOD STATES , Pages 115-183 , Raymond B. Cattell COMMENTS ON DR. CATTELL'S PAPER , Pages 185-192 , Seymour Epstein Chapter 5 - ANXIETY AND IMPULSIVENESS: TOWARD A NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL , Pages 195-222 , Ernest S. Barratt COMMENTS ON DR. BARRATT'S PAPER , Pages 223-226 , Beeman N. Phillips Chapter 6 - A BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE “PSYCHIATRIC BREAKTHROUGH” WITH EMPHASIS ON THE HEMATOLOGY OF ANXIETY , Pages 227-234 , Eugene E. Levitt COMMENTS ON DR. LEVITT'S PAPER , Pages 235-237 , Ernest S. Barratt AUTHOR INDEX , Pages I-1,I-2,I-3,I-4,I-5 SUBJECT INDEX , Pages I-7,I-8,I-9,I-10,I-11,I-12,I-13 Behavioral scientists examine research findings concerning the causes, characteristics, and effects of anxiety