This puts the “state” in “state of panic.” It’s not ghosts and ghouls that are keeping Americans up at night this Halloween.

Team Fear is at it again. For the past 11 years, this dedicated group of researchers with a very cool nickname has conducted ...

“We are social creatures who learn from others,” says Arash Javanbakht, a psychologist at Wayne State University and author ...

If you’ve ever refreshed your banking app three times in five minutes, second-guessed a $7 coffee, or spiraled over a ...

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On Sept. 5, hundreds of high schoolers rallied at the Indiana Statehouse to protest the spate of gun violence that is spreading fear throughout our country. These students came from Shortridge, Herron ...

Clients who experience anxiety tend to catastrophize about uncertain future outcomes. In logic-based therapy (LBT), the counteractive of catastrophizing is developing courage. It is even possible to ...

Growing up near Houston's bayous came with a warning: Stay away. That was the refrain of many parents back then. They didn't need to explain why. The bayous weren't just unguarded bodies of water; ...

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Ms. Anderson, a contributing Opinion writer, is a Republican pollster and a moderator of Opinion’s series of focus groups. When Americans are asked today about the biggest threats they face, they do ...