- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 An Introduction to the Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety
- 2 Developmental Variations in the Prevalence and Manifestation of Anxiety Disorders
- 3 Contributions of Behavioral Genetics Research
- 4 Temperamental Influences on the Development of Anxiety Disorders
- 5 Anxiety Sensitivity
- 6 Control and the Development of Negative Emotion
- 7 The Role of Glucocorticoids in Anxiety Disorders: A Critical Analysis
- 8 Childhood Anxiety Disorders from the Perspective of Emotion Regulation and Attachment
- 9 Nonassociative Factors in the Development of Phobias
- 10 Developmental Aspects of Conditioning Processes in Anxiety Disorders
- 11 Operant Conditioning Influences in Childhood Anxiety
- 12 Information-processing Factors in Childhood Anxiety: A Review and Developmental Perspective
- 13 Family Processes in the Development of Anxiety Problems
- 14 Current Issues in the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety
- 15 Prevention Strategies
- 16 The Etiology of Childhood Specific Phobia
- 17 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- 18 Social Withdrawal and Anxiety
- 19 Social Phobia
- 20 Early Separation Anxiety and Its Relationship to Adult Anxiety Disorders
- 21 The Development of Generalized Anxiety
- Index
(p. 143) The Role of Glucocorticoids in Anxiety Disorders: A Critical Analysis
- Chapter:
- (p. 143) The Role of Glucocorticoids in Anxiety Disorders: A Critical Analysis
- Author(s):
Megan R. Gunnar
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med:psych/9780195123630.003.0007
This chapter explores the role of glucocorticoids in anxiety disorders, and presents a critical analysis of research in the area. It outlines pathlogical anxiety and the links with corticotropin-releasing hormone-hypothalamic-pituatary-adrenocortical (CRH-HPA) systems.
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- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 An Introduction to the Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety
- 2 Developmental Variations in the Prevalence and Manifestation of Anxiety Disorders
- 3 Contributions of Behavioral Genetics Research
- 4 Temperamental Influences on the Development of Anxiety Disorders
- 5 Anxiety Sensitivity
- 6 Control and the Development of Negative Emotion
- 7 The Role of Glucocorticoids in Anxiety Disorders: A Critical Analysis
- 8 Childhood Anxiety Disorders from the Perspective of Emotion Regulation and Attachment
- 9 Nonassociative Factors in the Development of Phobias
- 10 Developmental Aspects of Conditioning Processes in Anxiety Disorders
- 11 Operant Conditioning Influences in Childhood Anxiety
- 12 Information-processing Factors in Childhood Anxiety: A Review and Developmental Perspective
- 13 Family Processes in the Development of Anxiety Problems
- 14 Current Issues in the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety
- 15 Prevention Strategies
- 16 The Etiology of Childhood Specific Phobia
- 17 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- 18 Social Withdrawal and Anxiety
- 19 Social Phobia
- 20 Early Separation Anxiety and Its Relationship to Adult Anxiety Disorders
- 21 The Development of Generalized Anxiety
- Index