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Science Study: verbally acknowledging fear helps dissipate it
Wired: According to a study published by a team of psychologists, telling a spider you are frightened of its ugly and terrifying self is the path to setting yourself free from a fear of arachnids. Visit Page
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Sprich den Ekel aus! (Expressing Your Emotions Can Reduce Fear)
bild der wissenschaft: Menschen mit Spinnenphobie sollten ihre negativen Gefühle aussprechen „Wenn ich diese eklige, haarige Spinne sehe, stellen sich mir alle Haare auf“, wäre ein geeigneter Satz, um die Abscheu gegenüber dem achtbeinigen Tier Visit Page
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How To Live Fearlessly
Prevention: Does the thought of boarding a plane make your palms sweat? How about starting a new job, or even just speaking up in a meeting? Anxiety plagues all of us in different ways, but Visit Page
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‘That Giant Tarantula Is Terrifying, but I’ll Touch It’ – Expressing Your Emotions Can Reduce Fear
Can simply describing your feelings at stressful times make you less afraid and less anxious? Researchers investigate. Visit Page
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Fear and Driving Opportunity Motivated Changes in Driving Behavior After 9/11
A catastrophic event – such as a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or market collapse – often strikes twice. There is the damage caused by the event itself, as lives are lost or left in Visit Page
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Language and Emotion – Insights from Psychological Science
We use language every day to express our emotions, but can this language actually affect what and how we feel? Two new studies from Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, explore Visit Page
