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Suppressing negative emotions during health scare may whip up spiral of fear

7/10/18

People use a lot of different strategies to handle fear — including avoiding bad news, reappraising the information, contesting the news, or suppressing the fear. Of those strategies, a team of researchers found that suppressing the fear is actually counter-productive. Trying to suppress worries during a health scare, like the recent Zika outbreak, may lead to an ever-intensifying cycle of emotional suppression and fear, according to the researchers.

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Anxious moms may give clues about how anxiety develops

9/27/17

Babies of moms with anxiety spend more time focusing on threats in their environment, according to researchers. In a study, the baby's age didn't affect how long they looked at threats, suggesting a genetic element to how anxiety develops.

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False-positive mammogram results linked to spike in anxiety prescriptions

6/30/17

Women who experience a false-positive mammogram result are more likely to begin medication for anxiety or depression than women who received an immediate negative result, according to a study led by Penn State researcher Joel Segel. The finding highlights the importance of swift and accurate follow-up testing to rule out a breast cancer diagnosis.

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Prior miscarriage, weight affect exercise, well-being in pregnant women

12/20/16

Women with a history of miscarriage and women who are overweight or obese prior to pregnancy tend to have poorer psychological health and lower motivation to exercise during their next pregnancy compared to women without a history of miscarriage and those who are at a healthy weight before pregnancy, according to researchers in the Department of Kinesiology at Penn State.

Yoga class for generalized anxiety disorder

8/4/16

The University Fitness Center at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine offers a special yoga and meditation class to help improve symptoms of anxiety. People with a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder and who are under the care of a physician or counselor are welcome to join the class.

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A tale of two temperaments

8/3/16

A group of Penn State researchers in the Emotion Development Lab are using information technology to study the temperaments and personalities of toddlers and children.

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Blending psychology and technology

9/8/15

Michelle Newman, a professor of psychology at Penn State, is researching how technology can be used to prevent and treat anxiety disorders in college students.

The Medical Minute: The causes and signs of depression in children

5/6/15

Parents, teachers and others can find it hard to spot signs of depression and anxiety in children -- and struggle with how they can help. A Penn State Hershey Medical Center psychologist offers caretakers some behavioral symptoms to watch for and questions to ask to help determine the need for a professional's help.

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Researcher looks to eye-tracking device to better understand anxiety in children

2/27/15

For some youngsters, a toy spider is frightening. For others, it’s simply a funny-looking plaything. Why some kids squeal with delight and others with trepidation is what Koraly Perez-Edgar, a researcher in Penn State’s Department of Psychology, is hoping to tap into. Her research team is working with a German technology firm to build an eye-tracking visor that will capture eye gaze information that could lead to a better understanding of anxiety disorders in children.

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