Isaac Marks – författare

This book is unique in bringing together information on fear and anxiety disorders from many disciplines, including ethology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, and psychiatry. Definitive as a reference work, it is also fascinating to read. With over 3000 entries in the bibliography, the book is extremely thorough both in presenting the scientific basis for understanding fear behaviour and in describing anxiety disorders and their treatment. Dealing first with normal fear and then with clinical syndromes, it describes the phenomena and the factors known to influence them. It synthesizes naturalistic and experimental work in animals and humans so that researchers and clinicians can understand each other's work. The book will be of special use to behavioural scientists, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists, and of interest to many others.

This book draws on fields as diverse as biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, and ethology, to form a fascinating synthesis of information on the nature of fear and of panic and anxiety disorders. Dr. Marks offers both a detailed discussion of the clinical aspects of fear-related syndromes and a broad exploration of the sources and mechanisms of fear and defensive behavior. Dealing first with normal fear, he establishes a firm, scientific basis for understanding it. He then presents a thorough analysis of the development, symptoms and treatment of fear-related syndromes. Phobic and obsessive-compulsive disorders are examined in detail. The book is illustrated with examples of fear and defensive behavior in other living organisms. By drawing provocative analogies between animal and human behavior, it sheds new light on the origins of fears, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive problems, as well as on their treatment by drugs and psychological means. Clinical psychologists, ethologists, and anyone interested in the mechanisms of behavior will be fascinated by this authoritative study. The text is intriguing and informative, and the bibliography of over 2,100 entries makes it an invaluable reference.

Angst zu haben, ist in vielen Situationen ganz normal. Doch wenn Ängste anfangen, das Alltagsleben zu beeinträchtigen, sollte man etwas dagegen tun. Wer - aus persönlicher Betroffenheit, als Freund oder als Familienangehöriger - nach Informationen über Ängste sucht, findet in diesem Buch alles Wissenswerte über ihre Ursachen, Erscheinungsformen und Behandlungsmöglichkeiten. Die Spinnenphobie taucht ebenso auf wie die Platz- und Höhenangst, Waschzwänge aus Angst vor Infektionen, Schul- und Prüfungsängste und viele mehr. Isaac Marks zeigt, daß nicht immer professionelle Hilfe nötig ist, wenn Ängste zur Last werden. Sein Selbsthilfeprogramm führt die Betroffenen in fünf Schritten zur Bewältigung der Angst.