Worry

The term anxiety describes an operation preceded by anticipatory sympathy ratio of the human subject and his environment and himself a subjectively expected need ( need, danger ) is anticipated in thought and affects the feelings, thoughts and actions of concerned individuals or caring. The spectrum ranges from innerlichem Worried or scared - Its to make caring for or about something.

Term

In common parlance, the concern in the first place is a more or less concrete, sometimes longer lasting fear or psychological oppression. The word is often used in this sense in the plural, for example: "I 'm concerned ... " Prolonged heavy worries can also be called grief.

In addition, the care of someone or something (even care ) denotes a responsibility relationship between people or animals, in which a responsible ( for ) worry Santander to one entrusted to him another creature (such as a pet, a child or a needy person) cares ( see about a mother's love, see also custody ).

In the more of the written language attributable turn (see " Prevent " also ) " for some care bear " can be the concern in a third meaning as the willful causing or beneficiary of a desired target state understand and comply with the general language " ensure that ... "or the more colloquial " to worry about that ... "

Although other languages ​​partially different terms for the sorrowful solicitude, the caring Mind and the simple procuring of things or matters use ( see for instance the English verbs to worry, to Provide for and to procure ), the close conceptual historical connection of these shades of meaning reflects the term concern not only in resisting the Germans. So refers approximately to the Latin root word cura a three meanings.

Demarcation worry and anxiety ( disorders )

Everyday worries (English worries ) are at least occasionally present in nearly all people. Borkovec et al define worry as a thought and imagination chain, which is associated with negative feelings (1983). It is a shift of attention to concerns and possible negative consequences.

Unrealistic worry be perceived as pathological if they are experienced as uncontrollable. Often, these are characterized by hypervigilance and restriction of attention. The affected person feels restless and unable to relax, until finally the agonizing worries in focus and to other situations can be transferred ( generalization, Generalized Anxiety Disorder ).

Concern in philosophy

According to an old fable of Hyginus to (the earth) will receive an array of Saturn out after the death of man Jupiter his mind and Tellus his body; as long as he lives, but to have him concern.

In philosophy, the concept of concern in the work of the philosopher Martin Heidegger was a central theme. It is treated extensively, especially in his major work, Being and Time. For him worry determined the existence of man - it makes him aware of his existence only. It determines worry - in the view of the three dimensions of time " self- advance -be - Mild - be -in- the world -. Than reality at this-worldly begegnendem beings " in reference to his life-world it shows up as " Grab " (that is, the actual use of to perceive things ), in relation to his fellowmen as ( " entrant " or " projecting " ) care.

Albert Camus sees the existence of the people as a general absurdity, yet this does not lead to an obvious nihilism, but in the opinion of Camus to have concern for the happiness of others and to the self-sacrificing work for others, equivalent to human solidarity. "The simple, worry ' is of all things the beginning. "

The concerns of the Germans ( an empirical example)

When the citizens of Germany, there is increasing according to a study published in 2005 by McKinsey worries and depressed mood. Concern for the job is the main trigger for fear of the future at 42 %. Only 28 % of respondents stated for the record that one can still live well in Germany in five to ten years.

While in 2003, according to the polls were still 65 % of citizens satisfied, there were in 2005 only 60 %. The fact that the financial situation of citizens in Germany is deteriorating, in 2005 believe around 60 % of respondents.

The survey perspective - Germany ( Patron: former German President Richard von Weizsäcker ) was the world's largest social-political online survey with an attendance of 500,000 citizens.

Fiction

The issue of concern is treated in poetry often. The fatal outcome of severe concerns is described, for example, in Gottfried August Bürger's ballad Lenore from 1774 ( " Lenore drove at dawn / Empor from heavy dreams. "). In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust befallen " the concern " at the end of the protagonists.