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Signal anxiety is a term introduced by Freud and refers to anxiety generated by the ego in response to external danger. This response is hypothesised to be a protective feature preventing the experience of primary anxiety which occurs as the ego is threatened with dissolution.

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• Freud, S. Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety. Standard Edition. Vol 20.ISBN 0099426757