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Kahn Jeffrey P. |
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Angst : origins of anxiety and depression / / Jeffrey P. Kahn |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages. ) : illustrations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-280) and index. |
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Lions and tigers and bears are not why : angst is the modern echo of evolved social instincts -- Don't stray far from family, home, or safety : panic anxiety -- Follow the leader of the pack : social anxiety -- A sure and tidy nest (clean, arrange, save, and behave) : obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Go along to get along : atypical depression -- Feeling so useless you could die : melancholic depression -- Consciousness lost and instinct run amok : schizophrenia and psychosis -- Happy in the herd : instinctive herds and primeval ignorance -- Climbing to civilization : the rise of reason and the ascent of angst -- Illness and instinct : consciousness has consequences -- Free to choose : how to balance your reason and instinct. |
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Why do so many people suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous angst? Some 20% of us are afflicted with common anxiety and depressive disorders. This novel synthesis offers a new framework for understanding what our knowledge of psychiartric neuroscience, clinical research, diagnosis, and treatment. |
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