Phobias/Anxiety
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Effects of Media Violence on Children
In a world where kids like Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Smart are snatched from their bus stops and beds, how can parents and children not be swamped by anxiety? more...
Systematic Desensitization vs. Flooding
Joseph Wolpe's systematic desensitization is used in the treatment of phobias. Understanding how it differs from flooding is key to its successful use in overcoming fear. more...
Systematic Desensitization and Phobia Treatment
Systematic desensitization, developed by Joseph Wolpe, is a behavioral therapy that is used in the treatment of phobias. It helps people overcome fear and anxiety. more...
Fear of heights, spiders, closed spaces (claustrophobia) and other specific or simple phobias are sometimes caused by a type of learning known as classical conditioning. more...
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Needle Phobia in Blood-Injection-Injury DSM-IV
Under-acknowledged and under-treated, needle phobia often results in needle phobics' avoidance of dentists and doctors because of extreme fear of medical procedures. more...
How to Overcome the Fear of Insomnia
By: Susie Yakowicz
People with insomnia can develop a fear of not sleeping, or insomnia phobia. But by practicing these techniques, they can learn to manage bedtime anxiety. more...
What is Postpartum Anxiety Disorder?
By: Sarabeth Asaff
While many new moms are instructed to watch for symptoms of the baby blues and postpartum depression, many cases of postpartum anxiety go undiagnosed. more...
Coulrophobia – The Fear of Clowns
By:
Tony Dunnell
Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, is an odd phenomenon. Clown phobia is found in adults as well as children. But why are people scared of clowns? more...
By: Heidi Lowry
Even outgoing people can be wary of building social networks in the virtual world. The trick is to keep business and personal topics separate, and don't reveal too much. more...
Personality and Anxiety Disorder
A composition based on some of the symptoms associated with Anxiety disorders as well as what personality traits are more prone to developing anxiety. more...
By: Rosalind Brenner
When thoughts are focused in the present moment, the awareness of what is current enables the appropriate action to take place in response to the situation at hand. more...
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