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industrial psychology
understanding and assessing individual differences
personality assessment
emotion
Preferred term
anxiety
Definition
- Anxiety is a common mental health concern facing many Americans today. In 1997 Thomas Huberty defined anxiety as a unique emotional state characterized by feelings of distress and tension about real or anticipated threats that may manifest in cognitive, behavioral, or physiological patterns. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Anxiety]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/anxiety
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