Month: June 2022
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IS ANXIETY PASSED ON FROM PARENT TO CHILD?
Anxious parents transmit anxiety to their child through various pathways including learning and heritability.
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IF YOU TRAIN YOUR ATTENTION, CAN IT HELP REDUCE ANXIETY?
Training anxious individuals to turn their attention towards positive things in their environment is effective at reducing anxiety.
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IS LACK OF CONTROL A FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANXIETY?
Lack of control early in life contributes to immediate anxiety and increased vulnerability to developing anxiety later on.
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IS BODY TEMPERATURE IMPORTANT IN SLEEP?
Sleep can only occur if optimum body and brain temperature is reached.
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ACTIVITY OF THE LOCUS COERULEUS CONTRIBUTES TO PATHOLOGICAL ANXIETY
This article discusses the role of the Locus coeruleus in the generation of pathological anxiety.
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IS THE QUALITY OF REM SLEEP DIFFERENT IN POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) AND MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (MDD)?
PTSD patients tend to have reduced REM sleep, while MDD patients spend too much time in REM sleep.
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IS SLEEP IMPORTANT FOR EMOTION REGULATION?
Sleep helps optimize emotion regulation for both positive and negative emotions. When sleep is disturbed or lost, emotional volatility and potential psychopathologies occur.
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IS BEING TOO PERSISTENT A RISK FACTOR FOR ANXIETY ?
Persistence is a character trait that protects against mood disorders, but it could lead to anxiety disorders.
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HOW DO CHANGES IN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT INFLUENCE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION?
Changes in positive and negative affects influence the severity of symptoms in anxiety and depression, they also predict the effectiveness of treatment.
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DOES YOUR MOOD REFLECT THE PRESENCE OF ANXIETY/DEPRESSION?
Depression and anxiety are characterized by unique time patterns of positive and negative affect.