Month: July 2022
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HOW DOES THE MOTHER’S ANXIETY LEVEL DURING PREGNANCY AFFECT THE INFANT’S TEMPERAMENT?
Respiratory Sinus Arrythmia (RSA) helps understand why some infants are more affected by their mother’s anxiety during pregnancy than others.
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IS SUPPRESSING EMOTIONS EFFECTIVE WITH ANXIETY?
Investigating the effectiveness of emotion suppression, as a default method of mood management, at reducing anxiety.
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THE IMPACT OF ANXIETY ON MISINTERPRETING SIGNALS FROM THE BODY, PARTICULARLY THE BREATH
Signals from our respiratory system are missed or misinterpreted in anxiety, which explains why we may experience an “unexpected” rise in anxiety as a result of breathing irregularities.
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WHAT PART OF THE BRAIN IS ACTIVATED DURING ANXIETY?
Anxiety activates different parts of the brain depending on whether it is anxious arousal or anxious apprehension.
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WHAT PART OF THE BRAIN IS INVOLVED IN THE EMERGENCE OF PANIC ATTACKS?
The periacqueductal gray (PAG) is a small structure in the mid-brain that promotes panic attacks when dysfunctional
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IS HAVING MORE THAN ONE ANXIETY DISORDERS AT THE SAME TIME A SIGN OF INCREASED SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS?
Reviewing comorbidity in anxiety disorders with an emphasis on anxiety-anxiety comorbidity.