''Meaning of Anxiety'' is a book by

Rollo May Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book '' Love and Will'' (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, ...

. It was published first in 1950 and then again in a revised 1977 edition. The book is notable for questioning fundamental assumptions about

mental health Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior. It likewise determines how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making. Mental health ...

and asserts that

anxiety Anxiety is an emotion which is characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events. Anxiety is different than fear in that the former is defined as the anticipation of a future threat wh ...

in fact aids in the development of an ultimately healthy

personality Personality is the characteristic sets of behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns that are formed from biological and environmental factors, and which change over time. While there is no generally agreed-upon definition of personality, mos ...

. The revised edition discusses the in-between two and half decades of research on anxiety, especially that of

Charles Spielberger Charles Donald Spielberger, Ph.D. (1927 – 11 June 2013) was a clinical community psychologist well-known for his development of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. In 1972, as incoming president of the Southeastern Psychological Association he app ...

. Other researchers and their work mentioned include

Richard Lazarus Richard S. Lazarus (March 3, 1922 – November 24, 2002) was an American psychologist who began rising to prominence in the 1960s. A ''Review of General Psychology'' survey, published in 2002, ranked Lazarus as the 80th most cited psychologist of ...

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, and Seymour Epstein's work among others. May says his views are close to those of H. D. Kimmel, a critic of behaviorists.''The Meaning of Anxiety'', Rollo May, 1977, W.W. Norton, p. 113–116

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''The Meaning of Anxiety''
1950 non-fiction books 1977 non-fiction books Anxiety {{abnormal-psych-stub

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