Understanding Anxiety

Carol King, PhD is a retired psychologist. With a doctorate from Pennsylvania State University, she has done clinical work in community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, a university counseling center, and private practice. Her interests include personality psychology, social psychology, human development, positive psychology, depression, and especially, anxiety. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. Sean Kelly (PhD, Sociology; University of Wisconsin-Madison) is a professor in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. He studies the social organization of schools, student engagement, and teacher effectiveness. He currently serves as co-editor of the American Educational Research Journal and has served or serves on the editorial boards of the journals Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Urban Education, Sociology of Education, as well as Research in the Teaching of English.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

One. What Is Anxiety?

Two. Social Anxiety

Three. Specific Phobia

Four. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Five. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Six. Anxiety and Underachievement Across the Life Span

Seven. Managing Your Anxiety

Eight. Children, Anxiety, and Parenting Behaviors

Conclusion: Revealing and Confronting the Hidden Handicap

Appendix: Resources for Further Reading

References

Index