A daily habit of writing or Journaling can be beneficial in a number of ways. Some individuals are self-conscious or have difficulty expressing themselves and may find it uncomfortable to talk to friends or relatives about specific emotion-laden problems. Anxiety producing situations or people can be easier to write aboutContinue Reading
Type A people tend to be extremely competitive and self critical. They constantly strive toward goals without feeling a sense of joy in their efforts or accomplishments. Check the items that apply to you. Do You… Are You a Type A? If most of this list applies to you, youContinue Reading
Sigmund Freud’s (1856-1939) Psychoanalytic Theory proposed that beginning in childhood, people repress intolerable impulses, ideas and feelings, and this submerged mental energy sometimes produces mystifying symptoms such as anxiety. Many of todays psychologists have turned to two contemporary prospectives – learning and biological – for more complete understanding. The LearningContinue Reading
How to cope with exam and test anxiety? Test anxiety is a combination of heightened physiological arousal, increased nervousness, sweating, pounding heart and excessive worry. This combination – arousal plus worry – tends to distract students with a rush of upsetting thoughts and feelings (Stipek, 2001). Studies show that studentsContinue Reading
People can be afraid of almost anything. We can be afraid of the truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, even afraid of each other, observed Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). Why Are We So Afraid? We learn fear as a child. Children learn from their falls and near-falls and becomeContinue Reading