This study reports on the relationship between evaluative learning (EL) and attentional preference in children with varying degrees of anxiety, as measured by the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children, and varying degrees of parental anxiety, as measured by scores on the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). In the first experiment, 3 age groups (7-8, 10-11 and adults with mean age 26.8 years) we...

BACKGROUND Anxiety runs in families. Observational learning of anxious behavior from parents with anxiety disorders plays an important role in the intergenerational transmission of anxiety. We investigated the link between parental anxiety (parental lifetime anxiety disorders and expressed parental anxiety) and toddler fear/avoidance during social referencing (SR) situations. METHOD Toddlers ...

Increasing numbers of university students live with psychiatric or mental disabilities. Two of the most common categories of mental disorder are anxiety and depression. It is commonly assumed that the support for these students is provided by mental health practitioners such as counselors. However these disorders have an impact on the students’ learning and there is a role for those engaged in ...

incidence and source of anxiety of midwifery students in conduct their first vaginal examination     sarashti m [1] *, banaiyan sh [2] , kazamiyan a 2 , delaram m 2 , safdari f 2 , salahiyan t [3]     received: 3july, 2011 accepted: 25august, 2011     abstract   background & aims : the professional education can be a very stressful experience. vaginal examinations are especially sensitive, both...