Month: September 2022
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COMMON MENTAL SHORTCUTS WE ALL USE THAT MAY AFFECT SOCIAL ANXIETY
Heuristics are mental shortcuts that we rely on in our everyday social interactions. They color our interactions and contribute to their success or a failure, which makes it pertinent information for social anxiety.
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CAN YOU REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) WITH MIND-BODY PRACTICES?
Mind-body practices such as yoga and meditation have been shown to reduce symptoms related to high arousal in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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CHRONIC STRESS CAN PERMANENTLY IMPAIR OUR ABILITY TO LEARN NEW MOVEMENTS
Chronic social stress damages the connections between brain cells in the motor cortex resulting in impaired movements and inability to learn new sets of movements.
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HOW DOES ANXIETY AFFECT HEART HEALTH?
Investigating the link between anxiety disorders and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Measures of blood pressure and heart rate variability help understand this association.
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RESPIRATION: TRUE & FALSE
This article tackles the true and false beliefs in breathing under normal conditions and under anxiety.