Facing My Fears

Panic. Facing Fears, Phobias, and Anxiety

biological data can be reduced to manageable mathematical statements. In some cases these equations describe reality with surprising accuracy. For example, analysis of mammalian bone structure reveals that small skeletons are not just scale models of skeletons of larger related species. The bones of large mammals are relatively thicker; in fact, bone thickness varies as the length raised to the...

The dilemma of resuming anticoagulation after intracranial hemorrhage: little evidence facing big fears.

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is the most feared and devastating complication of anticoagulant treatment, leading to death or disability in two thirds of cases. Once ICH occurs, the decision of whether to resume anticoagulation is a true therapeutic dilemma that requires balancing the competing risks of hematoma growth or recurrent ICH and disabling thromboembolic events. Although the risk of t...

Facing Your Fears in Adolescence: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and Anxiety

Adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are at high risk for developing psychiatric symptoms, with anxiety disorders among the most commonly cooccurring. Cognitive behavior therapies (CBTs) are considered the best practice for treating anxiety in the general population. Modified CBT approaches for youth with high-functioning ASD and anxiety have resulted in significan...

Dealing with Futile Fears

بدون ترس شانس کمتری برای رسیدن به دوران تکاملی داریم. ترس منطقی به ما می گوید که از چه چیز پرهیز کنیم، به ما کمک می کند که با مشکلات روبرو شویم و ما را در مقابل خطرات حقبقی محافظت می کند. در طرف دیگر آن نوع ترس هائی که از مقوله ترسهای مرضی است، غیرمنطقی می باشد و آثار فیزیکی و روحی بی شماری را باعث می گردد.

Childhood Fears