THE ANXIETY CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE (ACQ)
This 30-item questionnaire assesses an individual’s perceived ability to control anxiety-inducing situations. INSTRUCTIONS Listed below are a number of statements describing a set of beliefs. Please...
CAN PANIC DISORDER CAUSE HEART PROBLEMS?
SPOILER ALERT! ~ Panic disorder (PD) presents with recurrent panic attacks, persistent worry and avoidance behavior. ~ Panic attacks and hyperventilation in PD can cause chest...
WHAT IS HYPERVENTILATION?
Hyperventilation refers to the act of breathing fast or increasing the respiratory rate. When we breathe normally, we take about 15 to 18 breaths per minute...
CAN A PANIC ATTACK CAUSE CHEST PAIN?
Chest pain is common during anxiety or panic attacks. Typically, hyperventilation during panic attacks may lead to musculoskeletal chest pain, with strain or spasm of intercostal chest...
ARE ANXIETY ATTACK AND PANIC ATTACK THE SAME THING?
No, the word “anxiety attack” is a misnomer, because it is often used interchangeably with the word “panic attack”. A panic attack is a sudden onset...
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....
THE ROLE OF SLEEP IN THE CONSOLIDATION OF FEAR MEMORIES
Fear memory is consolidated during sleep through a neural mechanism that if disrupted leads to dysregulated fear as happens in anxiety disorders
THE WARNING SIGNS OF “OUT OF THE BLUE” PANIC ATTACKS
Spontaneous or out of the blue panic attacks follow heart rate and respiratory irregularities that are not perceived by the sufferer.
FROM UNCERTAINTY TO ANXIETY
Uncertainty fuels anxiety by increasing worry and fear.
IS WILLPOWER CRUCIAL WHEN BATTLING CANCER?
The crucial role of willpower when battling cancer.