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Anxious People (original title in Swedish: Folk med ångest) is a novel by Swedish writer Fredrik Backman published by Månpocket in 2019. [1] The novel was published in English in 2021. [2] It was adapted into a Netflix television series of the same name, which premiered on 29 December 2021. [3]
A 2023 review found that regular physical activity is effective for reducing anxiety. [73] About 12% of people are affected by an anxiety disorder in a given year and between 12% and 30% are affected at some point in their life. [72] [74] They occur about twice as often in women than they do in men, and generally begin before the age of 25.
"Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, initially published in 2019 collection Exhalation: Stories. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The novella's name quotes a proverb by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) in his work The Concept of Anxiety (1844). [ 3 ]
The word angst was introduced into English from the Danish, Norwegian, and Dutch word angst and the German word Angst. It is attested since the 19th century in English translations of the works of Søren Kierkegaard and Sigmund Freud. [1] [2] [3] It is used in English to describe an intense feeling of apprehension, anxiety, or inner turmoil.
According to the model, when people experience anxiety, they try to reduce their anxiety by seeking closeness with relationship partners. However, the partners may accept or reject requests for greater closeness. This leads people to adopt different strategies for reducing anxiety. People engage in three main strategies to reduce anxiety.
In a 2003 study of 167 women and 121 men, aged 65–87, low self-efficacy predicted fear of the unknown after death and fear of dying for women and men better than demographics, social support, and physical health. Fear of death was measured by a "Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale" which included the 8 subscales Fear of Dying, Fear of the ...
Like adults, children can experience anxiety disorders; between 10 and 20 percent of all children will develop a full-fledged anxiety disorder prior to the age of 18, [107] making anxiety the most common mental health issue in young people. Anxiety disorders in children are often more challenging to identify than their adult counterparts, owing ...
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