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Anxiety

(Science: psychology) The unpleasant emotional state consisting of psychophysiological responses to anticipation of unreal or imagined danger, ostensibly resulting from unrecognised intrapsychic conflict.

physiological concomitants include increased heart rate, altered respiration rate, sweating, trembling, weakness and fatigue, psychological concomitants include feelings of impending danger, powerlessness, apprehension and tension.


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Re: Vagus Nerve

... i also had chest pain. i called my daughter who was down stairs. She said i was pale and looked awful. An ambulance was called. Doctors diagnosed anxiety and depression and discharged me. Over the next few days the attacks were relentless but only if i was lying on my side or sitting. i did go ...

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by katrina43
Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:45 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Vagus Nerve
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

... other peoples' voice? Perhaps it's an odd form of bonding with someone in a non-sexual, non-parental way? If they could bottle this feeling up, anxiety and insomnia would be a thing of the past. With this message board, I hope a professional in the neurological sciences can read this, and post ...

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by AmyGdala
Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:23 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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... is a drug used in the treatment of leprosy. In the late 1950s, thalidomide was prescribed to expectant mothers to treat morning sickness, anxiety, and insomnia. A decade later, the Food and Drug Administration took the drug off the market after more than 10,000 babies exposed to thalidomide ...

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by TonyF
Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:41 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Thalidomide
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Re: Odd food poisoning-like symptoms, strange tastes

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by ElieSiag
Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:34 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Odd food poisoning-like symptoms, strange tastes
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

... back I was having a particularly stressful time of things. a couple of major problems came up and they really knocked me sideways. The stress and anxiety was really getting to me and so I sought help on the form of psychotherapy. The therapy worked wonders, and I'd recommend it to anyone in a ...

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by andym777
Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:53 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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