Coping with Anxiety in An Age of Terrorism

Terrorism. It is a tragically informing reality of our times. As poet W. H. Auden characterized a different era "The Age of Anxiety," so ours is "The Age of Terrorism." Urban-transit systems post signs "if you see something, say something." The warning appears in several languages. Yet, paradoxically, there is as yet no known profile of a terrorist.This reassuring book is directed at two audiences: the hypervigilant public that ever anticipates the next random terrorist incident and professional