• ISBN13: 9780199567157
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Health, Physical Fitness and Yoga
• Publisher: Oxford UP
• Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
• Publication Date: November 16, 2012
• Pages: 176
• Original Price: 350.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 140 grams

Are we born with our fears or do we learn them? Why do our fears persist? What purpose does anxiety serve? In this Very Short Introduction we discover what anxiety is, what causes it, and how it can be treated. Looking at six major anxiety disorders, the authors introduce us to this most ubiquitous and essential of emotions.

Professor Daniel Freeman is one of the UK's leading clinical psychologists. He is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Medical Research Council (MRC) Senior Clinical Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University. He is also a consultant clinical psychologist in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.


Jason Freeman is a writer and editor specializing in popular psychology and self-help.