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Anxiety
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Definition
: Feeling or emotion of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.
human & animal; differentiate from ANXIETY DISORDERS, a psychiatric diagnosis
See Also
Anti-Anxiety Agents
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Anxiety Disorders
Examples
Anxiety, Castration
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Catastrophization
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Dental Anxiety
;
Performance Anxiety
Other names
Anxieties; Nervousness; Hypervigilance