anxiety

Creating side-by-side boxplots in SPSS is a useful way to visually compare two or more sets of data. To do this, start by selecting “Graphs” from the main menu and then choose “Legacy Dialogs.” From there, select “Boxplot” and then “Side-by-Side” from the options. Next, select the variables you want to compare and click “Define.” […]

A Two Proportion Z-Test is a statistical analysis method used to determine if there is a significant difference between two proportions in a population. To perform this test in SPSS, one must first input the data for the two groups being compared. Then, the appropriate test must be selected from the Analyze menu and the

Calculate Cramer’s V in SPSS Cramer’s V is a measure of the strength of association between two . It ranges from 0 to 1 where: 0 indicates no association between the two variables. 1 indicates a strong association between the two variables. It is calculated as: Cramer’s V = √(X2/n) / min(c-1, r-1) where: X2:

Basic Anxiety is a term used by the psychologist Karen Horney to explain the ramifications of poor parenting. Basic anxiety is deep insecurity and fear that have developed in the child because of the way they were treated by their parents. It is developed because of the conflict with dependency and hostility towards mom, dad

Anxiety disorders are blanket terms covering several different forms of abnormal and pathological fear and anxiety which only came under the aegis of psychiatry at the very end of the 19th century. Gelder, Mayou & Geddes (2005) explains that anxiety disorders are classified in two groups: continuous symptoms and episodic symptoms. Current psychiatric diagnostic criteria

Separation anxiety disorder is a psychological condition in which an individual experiences excessive anxiety regarding separation from home or from people to whom the individual has a strong emotional attachment (like a father, mother, grandparents, and brothers or sisters). Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD), is characterized by significant and recurrent amounts of worry upon (or anticipation

Separation Anxiety in Dogs is a condition where dogs, when left alone, exhibit distress and behavior problems. It is similar to Separation Anxiety Disorder that people experience when they are away from someone they feel strongly emotionally attached to (i.e. a father or mother). In pets’ case, they become distressed and anxious when they are

The maintaining causes of anxiety disorders are what tend to keep them going. They involve ways of thinking, feeling, and coping that serve to perpetuate anxiety, panic, or phobias. Much of this workbook is devoted to helping you deal with these maintaining causes. Of the four types of causes we are considering, only the maintaining

Long-term causes such as heredity, childhood environment, and cumulative stress create a predisposition to anxiety disorders. Yet it takes more specific conditions, operating over a short period of time, to actually trigger panic attacks or cause a phobia to develop. In this section we will briefly consider Specific stressors that often precede a first panic

Biological causes refer to physiological imbalances in the body or brain that are associated with anxiety disorders. It is important to recognize that such imbalances are not necessarily the ultimate causes of anxiety disorders and may themselves be caused by A specific hereditary vulnerability Cumulative stress over time A    hereditary   vulnerability   that   is   brought   out