Anxiety: The Endless Crisis

Series: Thin Edge Series

Duration: 59

Year Published: 1975

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Examines a wide range of anxiety-producing situations, from the momentary flashes of anxiety experienced universally to the extreme anxiety that can ultimately lead to death, and explains the physiological and mental reactions to anxiety. Presents two mental health authorities discussing the difference between state anxiety, which is temporary because it is caused by a specific objective situation, and trait anxiety, which is persistent because it is a personality trait. Considers the "fight or flight" response, performance anxiety, panic, and drug treatment.


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