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. 1999 Jul-Sep;10(3):103-11.
doi: 10.1111/j.1744-618x.1999.tb00036.x.

Fear and anxiety: a simultaneous concept analysis

E J Bay  1 , D L Algase
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Fear and anxiety: a simultaneous concept analysis

E J Bay et al. Nurs Diagn. 1999 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Topic: A simultaneous concept analysis of fear and anxiety.

Purpose: To develop a process model that reflects distinct characteristics of fear and anxiety.

Sources: Existing biopsychology empirics and theory from peer review with and external to nursing literature.

Conclusions: Fear and anxiety are distinct diagnoses guided by separate brain mechanisms. The author offers a process model for further critique by peers and clinical populations.

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