A lot of us get nervous in social situations, such as going on a first date, dinner with friends or speaking in front of a group of people. But at what point do nerves turn into full-blown social ...

In his autobiography, psychologist S. S. Stevens (1974) relates how he spent his undergraduate years at Stanford assiduously avoiding math and sciences classes. He enjoyed the humanities, especially ...

What are your emotions when you think about scheduling a dental appointment? How do you feel when you walk into the reception room, with its aseptic smell and the din of the drill. Or when latex-clad ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Believe it or not, there was a time I was afraid to fly. As a child, I had horrible travel anxiety. My parents used to dissolve ...

Welcome to the third module of LUNA! This week, you will learn more about avoidance and about why avoiding things that cause anxiety will not help your child overcome their fears. You will also learn ...

How often have you come across situations where you are lying on bed for hours without a wink of sleep? Or you sleep but get jolted and woken up with a random fact at 3 am? Or you try to delay your ...

Leptin-sensing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus (colored green) help to overcome anxiety to enable adaptive behaviour. Input from prefrontal cortex is shown in red. White lines show the activity of ...

Cruising Altitude is a weekly column about air travel. Have a suggestion for a future topic? Fill out the form or email me at the address at the bottom of this page. Believe it or not, there was a ...