Psychology & Psychiatry
7 tips to help kids feeling anxious about going back to school
As COVID-19 lockdown measures are lifted, some children may experience social anxiety about the prospect of returning to school.
May 27, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Large differences in personality traits between patients with social anxiety disorder
Individuals with social anxiety disorder have markedly different personality traits than others. Emotional instability and introversion are hallmarks, according to a new study from Uppsala University published in PLOS ONE.
Apr 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fear of the flush: Social anxiety and public restrooms
Most people experience anxiety at times. It's a normal emotion that can help us detect danger. But there's a fine line between our evolutionary instincts and a debilitating condition.
Apr 2, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why phobias are natural—and how to overcome them
Don't feel bad about having a phobia about public speaking, getting a needle or being near a dog—it's not you, it's your brain, says a University of Alberta psychologist.
Oct 31, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Seven seconds of Spiderman viewing yields a 20 percent phobia symptom reduction
As the Marvel Avenger Endgame premieres in movie theaters this week, Israeli researchers are revealing that exposure to Spiderman and Antman movie excerpts decreases symptoms of spider and ant phobias, respectively.
Apr 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Effective fear of heights treatment using a smartphone virtual reality app
A fully self-guided treatment using virtual reality (VR) is effective in reducing fear of heights. A team of researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and the University of Twente, led by Dr. Tara Donker, developed ...
Mar 25, 2019
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Autism spectrum disorders
Immersive virtual reality therapy shows lasting effect of treatment for autism phobias
Virtual reality has been shown to help children with autism with nearly 45% remaining free from their fears and phobias six months after treatment.
Feb 15, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Hangxiety' higher in shy people
Very shy people are more likely to suffer "hangxiety" – anxiety during a hangover – than their extrovert friends, new research shows.
Dec 6, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
An end to arachnophobia 'just a heartbeat away'
Researchers have discovered that exposing people with phobias to their fear—for examples, spiders for those who have arachnophobia—at the exact time their heart beats, led to the phobia reducing in severity.
Oct 30, 2018
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Dentistry
Reduced dental anxiety among children with internet-based CBT
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed an accessible therapy for children and adolescents suffering from dental phobia. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, shows that guided internet-based ...
Jan 24, 2018
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