Mark Galanter, Professor of Psychiatry, Chair of Dept. of Addiction Medicine, NYU School of Medicine; Esther Heinerman, Professor of Literature, Long Island University; Jerome D. Levin, Senior Fellow of the Wolfson Center for National Affairs, author of Theories of the Self.

Whether anesthetized, repressed, or acted out, people in New York City are all living with the potentially devastating anxieties induced by the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. The important question is: How do we deal with it? This roundtable examines adaptive and maladaptive or self-destructive ways of living in a state of chronic anxiety. Professor Galanter elucidates how such a state could either fuel spiritual growth or eventuate in addictive disorders. Professor Heinerman, who has worked with women in Afghanistan, explains how communal actions can reduce individual anxiety. Dr. Levin discusses the role of psychological defenses in managing chronic anxiety and distinguishes healthy from unhealthy defenses. Presented by the Wolfson Center for National Affairs.

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