INTRODUCTION Spasmophemia, also called stuttering or stammering, is a speech disorder characterized by impairment of the rhythm of words whose classical symptoms are blocks and repetitions. METHODOLOGY We describe the case of a male patient, his evolution and therapeutic strategies and review the current literature on the subject. RESULTS A 33-year-old patient was referred to our Mental Hea...

A number of physiological responses to the psychological stress of an oral academic examination were observed, including heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, urinary 17-oxogenic steroid excretion, and plasma corticosteroid concentration. The results were related to body-build and to four psychological tests: Eysenck Personality Inventory, Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, IPAT Anxiety Sca...

Background: Increased demands for invasive and non-invasive treatments related to body image disturbances are seen worldwide. These may be dissatisfaction. No study date investigated the relationship between dissatisfaction dental anxiety (namely, anticipatory treatment anxiety) among a non-clinical population. The current aims unveil such relationships. Methods: Dentally anxious people choose ...

UNLABELLED Persons who stutter often report their stuttering is influenced by emotional reactions, yet the nature of such relation is still unclear. Psychophysiological studies of stuttering have failed to find any major association between stuttering and the activity of the sympathetic nervous system. A review of published studies of heart rate in relation to stressful speech situations indica...

Anticipatory dementia is related to anxiety, which is a clinical predictor of early conversion to Alzheimer's disease. The Fear of Alzheimer's Disease Scale (FADS) is a reliable and valid instrument to address anticipatory dementia. The aim of the present investigation was to develop the Korean version of the Fear of Alzheimer's Disease Scale (K-FADS) and to verify its reliability and validity....

Transitions requiring the creation of new social networks may be challenging for individuals vulnerable to social anxiety, which may hinder successful adjustment. Using person-specific methodology, this study examined social anxiety in vulnerable university freshman away from home during their first semester of college to understand how day-to-day processes of social anxiety influenced future s...

Background/Objective: Anticipatory grief is the process of experiencing normal bereavement before physical death a significant person. To date, anticipatory has been related to higher levels caregiver depression, anxiety, subjective burden, and poorer problem solving. Additionally, are observed in caregivers those with Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (ADRD) compared other conditions. The ...

Factor analysis of the Dental Fear Survey disclosed three stable and reliable factors. The first factor related to patterns of dental avoidance and anticipatory anxiety. The second factor related to fear associated with specific dental stimuli and procedures. Factor three concerned felt physiologic arousal during dental treatment. Cross validation showed these three factors to be consistent acr...