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Anxiety disorders (41 contents)
From crying to cooperation, or how to minimise a child's anxiety before a blood donation?
Blood donation can cause severe stress for both adults and children. In the youngest patients, it is directly related to a lack of skills in dealing with difficult situations. How can you help your...
Accelerated heart rate - heart disease or neurosis?
An accelerated heart rate does not always indicate a serious illness. It can be a physiological reaction to exertion or emotion, a symptom of an anxiety disorder, but also an indication of heart...
Is psoriasis just a skin problem - what are the psychological costs of the disease?
Is psoriasis just a skin problem? Or is it something that affects your whole life - including mentally? Red patches, itching or cracking skin are just some of the daily difficulties. What do people...
What are healthy ways to deal with death anxiety?
Fear of death, also known as thanatophobia, is a natural part of the human experience that can arise at different times in life. The thought of one's own mortality or the loss of loved ones can evoke...
How to deal with social anxiety problems?
Social anxiety, also known as social phobia, is a common problem that affects millions of people around the world. It manifests as an intense fear of social situations, such as talking to strangers,...
How to deal with anxiety problems?
Anxiety is the body's natural response to situations perceived as threatening. However, when anxiety becomes chronic, excessive or disproportionate to the actual threat, it can significantly affect...
What are healthy ways to deal with health anxiety?
Illness anxiety, also known as hypochondria or health anxiety, is a common phenomenon that can affect anyone when faced with health-related uncertainty. Fear of contracting a serious illness,...
What are healthy ways to deal with anxiety about the future?
Anxiety about the future is a common feeling that affects people of all ages and life situations. Uncertainty about what tomorrow will bring - whether in terms of work, health, finances or...
What are the methods for dealing with fear of flying?
Fear of flying, also known as aviophobia, is a common phenomenon that can significantly affect quality of life, especially for frequent travellers. Fear of flying can stem from a variety of reasons,...
What are healthy ways of dealing with social anxiety?
Social anxiety, also known as social phobia, is a condition in which a person experiences severe stress and anxiety in social situations. It can affect everyday life, making it difficult to relate to...
How to deal with anxiety?
Anxiety is the body's natural response to stress, but when it becomes chronic and excessive, it can significantly affect quality of life. Anxiety problems can manifest in many ways, including...
How to deal with anxiety and depression?
Anxiety and depression are common disorders that can significantly affect quality of life. There are many ways to manage these conditions, both through professional help and self-help methods. In...
Understanding stress and anxiety. Key differences worth knowing!
Although stress and anxiety are feelings that each of us has experienced many times in our lives, paradoxically we often fail to distinguish between these states. While both prepare our bodies to act...
Christmas and its impact on the psyche: why do some people feel bad at Christmas?
Christmas is associated with the opportunity to spend quality time with family - this is indeed the case, but not always. Some people don't like Christmas, others don't necessarily enjoy getting...
Night terrors in children
Night terrors in children are a problem that can affect the quality of sleep and the overall development of the toddler. They can be short-lived episodes or a problem that persists over a long period...
How do you overcome the fear of flying by plane?
Fear of flying on an aeroplane is a problem that many people struggle with. It can be so paralysing that it prevents you from travelling and closes the door to new experiences. Is it possible to...
How to talk to children about war?
The conflict in Ukraine has shown us that it is not only adults who go through the hell of war in an emotional way. So how should we inform our children about what is happening across our eastern...
Anti-anxiety medications in anxiety neurosis: when is it worth using them and why should you be careful then?
Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental disorders - so it is hardly surprising how many people seek information about medications to reduce the severity of anxiety. Only mild, herbal...
Itchy skin and anxiety - what can these problems have in common?
Theoretically, itchy skin and anxiety are two completely separate complaints, but in practice they have much more in common than one might think. Pruritus can be one of the somatic manifestations of...
Causes of anxiety disorders - where does anxiety come from?
There is no single, specific cause of anxiety disorders. The predominant view today is that a number of different factors contribute to the onset of anxiety in people, including the role of genes and...
The psychological basis of anxiety
The foundations of today's knowledge of anxiety are due to the psychoanalytical research of Sigmund Freud. Each psychological theory explains the emergence of anxiety in different ways, but all agree...
Differences between fear and anxiety
When faced with a stressful or unfamiliar situation, we usually say that we feel anxiety or fear. However, we should remember that these are two different emotional states. What should we know about...
