THE PLEASURE CIRCUIT IN THE BRAIN
Find out how pleasure and other positive emotions arise in the brain. The reward systems of the brain are a group of brain structures that are...
GOOD BREATHING
With good breathing, the air traveling through the trachea reaches a wider area in the lungs (top and bottom) where it is distributed to the alveolis....
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....
ARE PROCESSED FOODS BAD FOR ANXIETY?
Consumption of fruits and vegetables is linked to better psychological health and lower depression and anxiety and processed foods with increased anxiety.
DOES BEING AFRAID OF UNFAMILIAR PLACES/PEOPLE AS A CHILD PREDICT LATER DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ANXIETY?
Children with behavioral inhibition are often uncomfortable in novel situations, are afraid of strangers, and do not interact with their environment. This inhibited temperament puts them at risk for social anxiety in adulthood
IS BODY TEMPERATURE IMPORTANT IN SLEEP?
Sleep can only occur if optimum body and brain temperature is reached.
WHAT SEPARATES ANXIETY FROM FEAR AND DEPRESSION?
Distinguishing symptoms specific to anxiety disorders relative to fear and other mood disorders is a daunting task. A thorough review of the research data helps achieve some clarification.
IS WORRY IN GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD) THE MANIFESTATION OF A NEUROTIC TRAIT?
Worry is common symptom of generalized anxiety disorder, but it is also a feature of neuroticism, begging the question of whether or not worry is actually an expression of that personality trait rather than a symptom of the disorder.
CAN STRESS BE GOOD FOR US?
Stress can have a positive or negative impact on the person depending on what type it is.