The Emergence Machine

Anxiety

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · E8

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

anxiety emerges from stress + emotion.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “anxiety” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “anxiety”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
anxiety
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0AnxietyAfraidFearFeelingStressThoughtAwarenessConsciousnessEmotionMindRecognitionSensory… intermediate l…FormFutureLifeStructureActionChangeMatterPresentEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAnxiety MedicalL11CompulsionL11Exposure TherapyL11ObsessionL11PhobiaL11AnxietyL10FutureL2ThoughtL8AfraidL9FearL9FeelingL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Future L2 (requires)
    A persistent feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about future events or uncertain outcomes.
  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Feeling of worry or unease about the future -- prerequisite: thought
  • Afraid L9 (requires)
    Feeling of worry or unease about the future -- prerequisite: afraid
  • Fear L9 (requires)
    Anxiety arises from fearful thoughts about what might happen in the future
  • Feeling L9 (requires)
    A persistent feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about future events or uncertain outcomes.
  • Stress L9 (builds on)
    Anxiety builds on the principles established by stress.

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