ABSTRACT
There is a group of problems in men in which anxiety, often severe, is aroused by a wide variety of situations, some of them obviously related to one another and some apparently unrelated. Such situations are as follows: competition and rivalry between men, particularly in triangular situations involving a woman; heterosexual situations, particularly if guilt-laden; hostility towards, conflict with, or disapproval by, male authority, particularly in situations involving sexuality; being put to the test (e.g. exams); failure, downfall, punishment, retribution; physical injury, real or symbolic; success', the death or downfall of other males, especially authority figures, or injury to them, or other forms of triumph over them; taking another man's place; being let down or rejected by men; and finally, stealing something that can be seen as symbolizing power, strength, or masculinity.
