Pandemic Chronic Stress May Be Leading To Increased Aggressiveness

 Back To Not-So-Normal:  Psychologists Eye Pandemic Stress As U.S. Reopens by Thor Benson.  NBC News.  June 22, 2021.  

Anxiety Resulting In Delaying Or Forgoing Critical Lifesaving Procedures

Fear Of Covid Leads Other Patients To Decline Critical Treatment by Katie Hafner.  The New York Times.  May 25, 2020.

Deep Sleep May Help Treat Anxiety

Deep Sleep May Help Treat Anxiety by Ana Sandolu.  Medical News Today.  November 6, 2019.

Another Health Problem To Worry About: Health Anxiety Disorder

Always Worried About Your Health?  You May Be Dealing With Health Anxiety Disorder.  Harvard Medical School.  September 2018. 

10 Anxiety Hacks

10 Anxiety Hacks Therapists Swear By by Fiona Tapp.  CNN.  June 27, 2018. 

Therapists Help Their Clients and Themselves With Postelection Anxiety

8 Therapists On Postelection Anxiety--Their Clients' and Their Own by Alexa Tsoulis-Reay.  New York.  December 16, 2106

Anxiety, Surpassing Depression, Leads To Exploding Campus Demand For Mental Health Services

Anxious Students Strain College Mental Health Centers by Jan Hoffman.  The New York Times.  May 27, 2015. 

Simulated Invisibility Through Virtual Reality May Offer Treatments For Social Anxiety and Phantom Limb Illusions

Anxious?  Consider Invisibility by Nathan Collins.  Pacific Standard.  April 23, 2015. 

Possible Association Between Air Pollution And Anxiety Cited In Study; Connection Between Air Pollution And Cardiovascular Health Confirmed

Could Smoggy Air Raise Your Anxiety Level?  by Amy Norton.  HealthDay/US News.  March 25, 2015. 

Anxiety And Stress Shown To Speed Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's

Anxiety Speeds Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease by Kristen Fischer.  Healthline.  November 12, 2014.

Mind/Body Link: Stomachache to Depression and Anxiety

Kids' Abdominal Pain Tied To Mental Distress In Adulthood by Crystal Phend.  MedPage Today.  August 12, 2013.

(1)  The association of abdominal pain and anxiety in teens and young adults was not broken even when _______________________________.

(2)  The association noted in this article underscores the importance of __________________________.

(3)  The data gained significance in light of the fact that the anxiety and depression was, in the judgement of clinicians, _______________________ .

(4)  Underlying problems of ____________________ may be causing more problems in children's lives than the pain itself.

(5)  Pain and psychiatric diagnosis may interact _________________.

(6)  What are four limitations of the study?

The Treatment Of Health Anxiety

The Treatment Of Health Anxiety by Fredric Neuman, M.D.  Psychology Today.  Fighting Fear Blog. May 4, 2013.

(1)  Those who worry too much about their health may suffer from conditions such as _____________________________________.

(2)  They may manifest symptoms such as ____________________________?

(3)  What are two actions doctors often take to help these patients but in fact aggravate their distress?

(4)  What are the six principles of the White Plains Anxiety and Phobia Center?

Rethinking Sleep

Article: Rethinking Sleep by David K Randall Sunday Review New York Times Sunday September 23, 2012 Key Ideas: Rigid and outdated ideas about sleep are creating needless anxiety. For example, the idea that sleep should occur in an eight-hour block is the source of anxiety for many. The historical record and current research are cited by Randall to support the notion of "first sleep" and "second sleep" as being the norm. So-called "split sleep" could provide a middle of the night opportunity for deep thinking, self-reflection or amorous activity and not be a source of "sleep anxiety." Naps during the day prime us for higher levels of mental functioning by helping the brain sort through information to keep or to toss or find connections between recent learning and long-term memory. Employers including Google, the military, and sports times are, as a result of sleep research, beginning to incorporate naps into work to improve creativity, productivity, and performance. Facts for Thought: (1) 41 Million people in the United States get six hours or fewer for sleep a night. (2) 42% of workers in the mining industry are sleep-deprived (3) 27% of financial or insurance industry workers are sleep-deprived