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Afraid to Leave Mom: Separation Anxiety in Children

Child Development, Gerald Gabriel, Mood DisordersBy Gerald GabrielJuly 1, 2021

Many children eagerly enter their first classroom excited and a little nervous. It is perfectly natural, after all, to feel jittery when confronting something so new as school. But some children come bearing more than a normal amount of trepidation; some, in fact, are deathly afraid of saying good bye to their mothers. “I had…

Stress: Interference to Learning

E. Simon Hanson, Learning and Behavior in the Classroom, Mood DisordersBy E. Simon HansonSeptember 1, 2020

Taking a final exam can be a stressful experience for any student. As the moment arrives when the tests are handed out and procrastination is no longer an option, nervous attentiveness and the flushed pallor that accompanies an increased heart rate can clearly be observed in some students. How do stress and anxiety affect a…

Tests + Stress = Problems For Students

Daniel Edelstein, Mood DisordersBy Daniel EdelsteinApril 1, 2020

Intensive standardized testing not only causes stress in students, but may undermine learning. Anecdotal reports from educators, combined with a surge in prescriptions for such medications as Ritalin and Prozac, suggest that students are experiencing increased stress in the classroom. At the root of the problem, some researchers suggest, are schools that primarily rank students…

A Conversation With Joseph LeDoux

E. Simon Hanson, Evolution, History and Philosophy, Interviews, Mood DisordersBy E. Simon HansonApril 15, 2019

One of the world’s leading experts in the neurobiology of emotion, Dr. LeDoux has garnered many accolades for his basic research into how the brain processes fear. Using clever conditioning experiments, he and his colleagues have been able to show that a small almond sized brain structure called the amygdala is responsible for processing fear…

Is It Just Me, Or Is It Scary In Here? An Insider’s View On Anxiety Disorders

Joanna Schaffhausen, Mood DisordersBy Joanna SchaffhausenMay 3, 2018

Fear is normally a healthy emotion that helps keep us from danger, but for some people it becomes an unmanageable force that consumes their every waking hour. I know because it happened to me when I was fourteen and suffered my first panic attack in Madame Andreassion’s third period French class. It was terrifying because…

How Long to Nap?

Focus & Concentration, Memory, Mood Disorders, Neuroscience, Sleep, Thinking & Problem SolvingBy MacLean FitzgeraldMarch 27, 2017

Naps are a great source of comfort for some.  The biggest question being how long should I nap and what benefits are derived from these naps.  Here are some guidelines: 10 to 20 minutes This power nap is ideal for a boost in alertness and energy, experts say. This length usually limits you to the…

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