FEARS, PHOBIAS, AND RITUALS: Panic, Anxiety, And Their Disorders ~SIGNED COPY~

grey cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). SIGNED on the inside front cover by the author "with compliments". xvii+682p. references. author index. subject index. taxon index. psychology. medicine. psychiatry. pharmacology. psychotherapy. psychopharmacology. sociology. mythology. religion. folklore. ~ Drawing on fields as diverse as genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, and ethology, Isaac Marks has written a fascinating synthesis of information on the nature of fear, panic, and anxiety disorders. His book 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, Marks 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. Marks illustrates his study with examples of fear and defensive behavior in other living organisms. "Human beings are unique in some respects but not in others," he states. "Creative links are possible if we remain aware of our evolutionary heritage of brain and learning mechanisms as well as sociocultural capacities." By drawing provocative analogies between animal and human behavior, Marks 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 2100 entries makes it an invaluable reference. Isaac Marks is Professor of Experimental Psychopathology at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London.…