COMMON ANXIETY SYMPTOMS
MUSCLE TENSION Typically, tightness is felt throughout the body as tension impacts different muscles. You might feel it in your neck, jaw, chest, or the stomach....
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.
IS SUPPRESSING EMOTIONS EFFECTIVE WITH ANXIETY?
Investigating the effectiveness of emotion suppression, as a default method of mood management, at reducing anxiety.
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.
CAN YOU GET ANXIETY FROM BEING TOO PERSISTENT?
Persistence is a character trait that protects against mood disorders, but it could lead to anxiety disorders
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.
THE ROLE OF AFFECT IN PREDICTING ANXIETY VERSUS DEPRESSION
Depression and anxiety are characterized by unique time patterns of positive and negative affect.
DO PANIC DISORDER (PD) AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) CAUSE SIMILAR BODILY SYMPTOMS?
Post-traumatic stress disorder and panic disorder share similar bodily symptoms of anxiety, however they differ in how unstable and severe they are across the disorders.
IS IT UNHEALTHY TO BE PRONE TO BOREDOM ?
Boredom proneness is associated with a slew of psychopathological issues, such as anxiety, depression and isolation.
THE ANTERIOR INSULA CORTEX CONTRIBUTES TO THE GENERATION OF SOCIAL EMOTIONS
The anterior insula cortex is involved in processing social emotions, generating emotions and monitoring uncertainty