trait anxiety

proneness to experience anxiety. People with high trait anxiety tend to view the world as more dangerous or threatening than those with low trait anxiety and to respond with state anxiety to situations that would not elicit this response in people with low trait anxiety. [defined in 1972 and 1983 by Charles D. Spielberger]

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October 9th 2024

metaesthetic range

the range of weak pain sensations just below the level of obvious, unmistakable pain.