Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situations

Abstract Objective Anxiety as a uni- or multidimensional construct has been under discussion. The unidimensional approach assumes that there is a general trait anxiety, which predisposes the individuals to increases in state anxiety in various threatening situations. In this case, there should be...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pollyana Caldeira Leal, Tiago Costa Goes, Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva, Flavia Teixeira-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2017-08-01
Series:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892017000300147&lng=en&tlng=en