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EMOTIONAL STATES > ANXIETY

Preferred term

ANXIETY  

Definition

  • SENSE OF ANXIETY CAUSED BY AN UNKNOWN, IMAGINED OR IMPRECISE THREAT.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • WORRY

Scope note

  • FOR A STATE OF ANXIETY CAUSED BY A REAL THREAT, USE THE TERM 'FEAR'.

Definition source

  • ELSST

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/de8038ad-93a3-4240-b409-25f6033c70eb

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