Trait anxiety
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Trait anxiety is an aspect of a given individual's personality that alters how he or she reacts to stressful circumstances. Specifically, it "reflects the existence of stable individual differences in the tendency to respond with state anxiety in the anticipation of threatening situations." [1]
[edit] See Also
- Anxiety
- State anxiety
- Stress (medicine)
[edit] References
- ^ Schwarzer, R. (December 1997). Anxiety. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.