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Theoretical Foundations of Behavior Therapy pp 197–216Cite as

Trait Anxiety and Cognition

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This chapter should be read in conjunction with the following chapter by Mathews and Eysenck. The emphasis differs in the two chapters, in that this chapter is concerned with trait anxiety in normals, whereas the chapter by Mathews and Eysenck deals with clinical anxiety. Despite this difference, there is much overlap between the two chapters. As will be discussed in the following, trait anxiety may well predispose to clinical anxiety. In addition, the cognitive differences between normals high and low in trait anxiety resemble those between patients with generalized anxiety and normal controls.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, England

    Michael W. Eysenck

  2. Department of Psychology, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW 17, England

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Eysenck, M.W., Mathews, A. (1987). Trait Anxiety and Cognition. In: Eysenck, H.J., Martin, I. (eds) Theoretical Foundations of Behavior Therapy. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0827-8_9

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