The present study was carried out to test our hypothesis that linguistic competence may importantly determine the manifest symptomatology as well as type of schizophrenia and neurosis. A test of linguistic competence constructed by us after two tryouts and consisting of eight subtests, namely colour naming, naming filial relationships and household objects, TAT (mean lengh of utterance and tota...

It is well documented that symptoms of hyperthyroidism may be similar to those observed in patients with psychiatric disease, most commonly affective disorders. Classical manifestations reported include dysphoria, anxiety, emotional lability, tremor, restlessness and rapid speech. Overactivity of the adrenergic system caused by hyperthyroidism might explain the similarity to clinical manifestat...

This research aims to categorize the mathematics anxiety and adversity quotient in students describe profile of based on quotient. method is qualitative with a case study design. The subjects this were 45 SMPIT Sabilul Huda. data collection instruments used Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS), Adversity Quotient Response Profile (ARP) scale, interview guidelines. Data analysis techniques are r...

There has been a increasing interest in understanding emotion regulation deficits in social anxiety disorder (SAD; e.g., Hofmann, Sawyer, Fang, & Asnaani, 2012). However, much remains to be understood about the patterns of associations among regulation strategies in the repertoire. Doing so is important in light of the growing recognition that people's ability to flexibly implement strategies i...

The processes of globalization present opportunities and challenges for higher education learners. This process increasingly depends upon information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as the internet. Despite the fact that there have been frequently observed male/female differences in ICT usage, this has not received adequate explanations especially in higher education internet usage. ...

BACKGROUND Anxiety is a problem for many children, particularly because of its negative consequences not only on the wellbeing of the child, but also on society. Adequate prevention and treatment might be the key in tackling this problem. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been found effective for treating anxiety disorders. "Coping Cat" is one of the few evidence-based CBT programs design...

Used colloquially, it is understood to be a negative state of mind, and can broadly be defined as the fear of not being able to cope with a situation that one faces. 2 “Time pressure” is another aspect related to the perception of stress today, and relates to the feeling that there is not enough time to accomplish tasks. 3 Continuously feeling unable to cope, coupled with ongoing time constrain...

Aversive stressful experiences are typically associated with increased anxiety and a predisposition to develop mood disorders. Negative stress also suppresses adult neurogenesis and restricts dendritic architecture in the hippocampus, a brain region associated with anxiety regulation. The effects of aversive stress on hippocampal structure and function have been linked to stress-induced elevati...