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We’re All Struggling With Tidiness And Clutter. Here’s How You Can Handle It
Do you ever feel more than just a bit of anxiety when you head home at night? From all that clutter? Papers, books, toys, laundry, kitchen junk? You’re not alone. There’s a whole de-cluttering industry
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring how trait anxiety relates to attention, how choosing different career paths may shape personality development, and how attentional selection contributes to risky decision making.
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Developing teen brains are vulnerable to anxiety – but treatment can help
Adolescence is the life stage when mental illnesses are most likely to emerge, with anxiety disorders being the most common. Recent estimates suggest that over 30 percent of teens have an anxiety disorder. That means
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Can’t Stop Worrying? Try Tetris To Ease Your Mind
If you’ve ever played Tetris — whether it was at an old-school Gameboy, or just on your iPhone — then you know: It’s 8-bit enchantment. “Years of my life were lost disappearing into a game
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How to Harness Your Anxiety
Anxiety has long been one of the most feared enemies in our emotional canon. We fear its arrival, feel helpless and trapped under its spell, and grant it power to overtake us in new, exciting
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Kristina Olson Named 2018 MacArthur Fellow
APS Fellow Kristina Olson has received the prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Grant for her innovative research on the social and cognitive development of transgender and gender-nonconforming youth.