title: The psychoanalytic view of phobias. Part IV: General theory of phobias and anxiety.
abstract: This is the final part of the work on the psychoanalytic view of phobias. Here we consider general views of phobias, developments and issues in the psychoanalytic theory of anxiety, as it relates to phobias, and take up aspects of some broader theoretical issues, including nosology.
authors.affiliation: Los Angeles Center for Psychoanalytic Research, CA 90049.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Compton
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D012931:Social Environment