According to psychoanalysis, anxiety signals a threat whenever a forbidden feeling
emerges. Anxiety triggers defenses and maladaptive behaviors, thus leading to clinical …

This chapter examines the cognitive and neural mechanisms through which humans
regulate anxiety over the course of the life span. We first define salient terms and concepts …

When the basic survival mechanism of fear goes awry, the result is often an anxiety disorder.
The activation and modulation of the fear system in animals and humans has thus been an …

Anxiety is a commonly experienced subjective state that can have both adaptive and
maladaptive properties. Clinical disorders of anxiety are likewise also common, and range …

Although anxiety is not necessarily a pathological phenomenon, it can become dysregu‐-
lated, causing suffering. Indeed, emotion dysregulation lies at the core of many …

Recent advances in basic and clinical research in the anxiety disorders converge on several
areas:(1) critically distinguishing clinical features of these disorders;(2) the neurobiological …

Anxiety disorders affect millions of people worldwide and present a challenge in
neuroscience research because of their substantial heterogeneity in clinical presentation …

The neuropsychology of anxiety has been studied for more than a century and has given
rise to a large corpus of literature. Broadly speaking, studies have addressed two main …

We review the neurological bases of emotions and anxiety-related behavior, integrating
contributions from the medical, biological, cognitive neuroscience, and psychological …

This paper reviews the evidence that provides the basis for a functional neuroanatomy of
anxiety and fear. The afferent arm of the anxiety circuit includes the exteroceptive sensory …