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Anxiety, Worry, and the Self

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Perception of Self in Emotional Disorder and Psychotherapy

Part of the book series: Advances in the Study of Communication and Affect ((ASCA,volume 11))

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I wonder how people will react to this chapter? Am I going to say something stupid? Will I continue to hold to my convictions and continue to test them under public scrutiny, or will I fear the disapproval of others and avoid presenting these ideas, or, worse, change my ideas to conform to what I think they want to hear?

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  1. Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    T. D. Borkovec

  2. Department of Psychology, Mercer College, Macon, GA, 31206, USA

    Richard L. Metzger

  3. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Thomas Pruzinsky

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Borkovec, T.D., Metzger, R.L., Pruzinsky, T. (1986). Anxiety, Worry, and the Self. In: Hartman, L.M., Blankstein, K.R. (eds) Perception of Self in Emotional Disorder and Psychotherapy. Advances in the Study of Communication and Affect, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1793-7_9

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