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Anxiety - Definition and Types
As the director of the Widener University' Institute for Graduate Clinical
Psychology, Dr. Maurice Prout teaches as a full professor and engages in
research. Maurice Prout has a number of clinical interests, such as anxiety.
Anxiety - Definition and Types
Although many people have anxiety in the course of their lives, some undergo
anxiety disorders that consist of strong fear or worry about ordinary events. Such
people experience anxiety as recurring episodes of fear that are difficult to control
and unrelated in intensity to actuality. Symptoms may begin before and during
adulthood.
Anxiety - Definition and Types
It is possible for individuals to have more than one anxiety disorder. Some of them
are:
Anxiety - Definition and Types
Separation anxiety disorder, found in children, refers to unusually strong anxiety
that is triggered by the temporary absence of parents or adult role-models .
Anxiety - Definition and Types
Selective mutism is characterized by a lack of speaking in certain locations, such
as school, even when speech occurs in other surroundings, such as the home.
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