Category: Anxiety
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Test Anxiety and Academic Performance in Undergraduate and Graduate Students
The purpose of the conducted study, described in the article entitled “Test Anxiety and Academic Performance in Undergraduate and Graduate Students” is to determine the levels of test anxiety and academic performance in large cohorts of graduate and undergraduate students and to investigate how these levels are related to one another. The hypothesis of the…
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The Use of Emotional Freedom Technique for Test Taking Anxiety Reduction
Table of Contents Introduction Scholarly/Creative Merit of the Work Institutional Strengthening Conclusion References Introduction Stress and related psychological problems seem to be critical factor that drives adolescents to self-destructive behaviors. This issue often becomes the reason for poor performance in educational institutions and causes affective disorders later in life (Church, De Asis, & Brooks, 2012).…
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“The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry” by Bloom
Table of Contents Introduction Reflection Effects on Nature Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The book The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry presents a detailed model for understanding poets’ artistic styles and their precursors. Since its publication in 1973, it has remained a source of argument or debate among literature students and educators. This short…
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Social Media as a Cause of Anxiety and Depression
Table of Contents Introduction Social Media as an Addiction Social Media as a Tool A Note of Caution Conclusion References Introduction Anxiety and depression are considerable problems for US society and the international community. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA, n.d.), anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses affecting almost…
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Why Anxiety Is Not Related to Personal Weakness
Anxiety as a concept may be further broken down into the intolerance of uncertainty and the cognitive avoidance aimed to prevent thinking about the uncertainty. It is common to think about anxiety as a response to specific triggers; for example, it is common to hear from people that flying gives them anxiety. What many fail…
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Correlation Between Childhood Attachment and Adult Anxiety
Table of Contents Abstract Problem Statement Literature Review Proposed Research Question and Hypothesis References Abstract The relationship between childhood attachment and adult anxiety is an essential aspect to analyze due to the many negative implications for physical and psychological health. The formation of specific behavioral habits at an early age is a factor affecting further…
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Swipe Right, Swipe Left: Social Anxiety Disorder
Table of Contents Introduction Hypothesis Methods Findings Importance of the Study Limitations Future Research Conclusion Reference Introduction The article concerns the behavioral aspects of people who suffer from social anxiety disorder (SAD) before they engage in a relationship. To investigate this subject, Rozen and Aderka (2022) conducted a study based on previous findings that state…
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Psychological Assessments of Childhood Anxiety
Introduction The three standardized tests identified and considered for the psychological assignment are; the Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits (ICU), Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) tests. The Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits (ICU) is one of the copyright-protected 24-item surveys designed to offer a comprehensive assessment of callous traits that have proved to…