Stress and Fear of Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters & Other Issues
Here is some information that may help you feel more comfortable with what you fear, and more relaxed in your life.
How To Deal With Fears, Worry and Anxiety in Four Simple Steps
Do you worry too much? And how much is too much? To answer these questions, you may need to deepen your understanding of worry, its role in stress, and how it helps and hurts you. This article can help you better understand anxiety and stress, and provides four easy steps for dealing with anxiety and the stress it causes.
Do you worry too much? And how much is too much? To answer these questions, you may need to deepen your understanding of worry, its role in stress, and how it helps and hurts you. This article can help you better understand anxiety and stress, and provides four easy steps for dealing with anxiety and the stress it causes.
How to Cope with Travel and Flying Fears
Fears of travel and flying are relatively common, and in recent years have become even more so. If your travel plans have been hindered by anxiety in the past, this will be a helpful article for you. Kelby Carr, About's guide to France for Visitors, has some great suggestions that can help with phobias in general and travel in particular.
Fears of travel and flying are relatively common, and in recent years have become even more so. If your travel plans have been hindered by anxiety in the past, this will be a helpful article for you. Kelby Carr, About's guide to France for Visitors, has some great suggestions that can help with phobias in general and travel in particular.
Fear is a Legitimate Reaction During War
About’s Human Resources guide, Susan Heathfield, discusses the normal fear and stress we may feel while our country is dealing with the war on terror and fighting battles in other countries, and gives sound advice on dealing with our reactions to these circumstances.
About’s Human Resources guide, Susan Heathfield, discusses the normal fear and stress we may feel while our country is dealing with the war on terror and fighting battles in other countries, and gives sound advice on dealing with our reactions to these circumstances.
Anxiety Screening Tools
Here are several questionnaires you can complete to see if you may fit the criteria for certain stress-related disorders including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and more. Also included are tests for teens and children. These tests can give you an idea of where you stand, and give you and your doctor something to discuss.
Here are several questionnaires you can complete to see if you may fit the criteria for certain stress-related disorders including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and more. Also included are tests for teens and children. These tests can give you an idea of where you stand, and give you and your doctor something to discuss.
Teaching About Fear Cuts Stress
The more children understand fear, the less they will be crippled by it. Here’s a brief article telling how you can help your child become more comfortable with being scared, so they will be able to act under pressure.
The more children understand fear, the less they will be crippled by it. Here’s a brief article telling how you can help your child become more comfortable with being scared, so they will be able to act under pressure.
Children And Fear Of War And Terrorism
With our current political climate and all we see on the news, children may experience stress and anxiety stemming from fear for their own and their family’s safety. Here’s an excellent resource from the National Association of School Psychologists explaining what parents and teachers can do to make children feel more safe, thereby reducing their anxiety and stress.
With our current political climate and all we see on the news, children may experience stress and anxiety stemming from fear for their own and their family’s safety. Here’s an excellent resource from the National Association of School Psychologists explaining what parents and teachers can do to make children feel more safe, thereby reducing their anxiety and stress.
Helping Children Handle Disaster-Related Anxiety
Here’s a great resource for helping your children, with information and suggestions arranged according to age, from preschool age to school age to adolescence. It’s good information to know in the event of any disaster.
Here’s a great resource for helping your children, with information and suggestions arranged according to age, from preschool age to school age to adolescence. It’s good information to know in the event of any disaster.
Fear and Conflict
This is a technical article about different types of fear and how fear can be the driving force behind conflict, both interpersonal conflict and group conflicts. Included are resources on dealing with these fears to reduce or eliminate the conflicts and stress they cause.
This is a technical article about different types of fear and how fear can be the driving force behind conflict, both interpersonal conflict and group conflicts. Included are resources on dealing with these fears to reduce or eliminate the conflicts and stress they cause.