Mass shootings bring terror in ways that people watching from afar can only imagine. And yet, society at large is also affected, a trauma psychiatrist writes.
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Evolution can explain why animals are scared – but what can we do to help?
There are various techniques that can soften the fear factor of a scary film: from talking about it to providing facts that contextualise the plotline.
Halloween and the celebrations of the Dia de Muertos make us remember of one of the most natural feelings shared among living creatures: fear.
We love to be scared by creepy movies. But fear has other uses too. It can be used negatively by politicians to control us, but can also be a tool to harness internal change.
Visiting a haunted house or watching a horror movie can be terrifying and enjoyable at the same time. A sociologist explains the psychological benefits of being safely scared.
The allegations raised in a book on the Trump administration by Bob Woodward and an anonymous op-ed would be enough to get most CEOs fired.
Revelations about the president’s behavior in a new book and an unsigned op-ed, writes a Yale psychiatrist, support what she and mental health specialists have warned: Trump is dangerously unstable.
After acts of violence, we want to make sense of what is right and wrong and where we stand in the world. But we must ensure our belief systems are periodically and systematically checked.
Our neural circuits lead us to find comfort in those like us and unease with those who differ, resulting in a battle between reward and distrust. But these brain connections aren’t the end of the story.
Can artificial intelligence accurately simulate people’s religious tendencies in the face of disaster and tragedy?
Positive emotions, such as passion, have an established foothold in airport books on great leadership and executive coaching seminars. However, overemphasising “positive” emotions can be problematic.
Why you should consider a live-and-let-live policy with the spiders you encounter in your home.
Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth.
Flirting with danger with each trick, freeskiers and snowboarders must learn to manage the emotions of such a daredevil sport.
Even though they weren’t particularly interested in having sex, fear of ridicule and insecurities tugged at many of the young men the author spoke with.
Residents may be right to fear for their lives.
Fairy tales can be brutal, violent, sexual and laden with taboo. But they are are excellent narratives with which to think through a range of human experiences: from disappointment, and fear to envy and grief.
Whether politicians refer to ‘assisted dying’, ‘assisted suicide’ or ‘euthanasia’ tells us a lot about how they feel about the issue, and the emotional response they aim to convey.
There are plenty of reasons to love and not hate spiders, but let’s start with just eight.
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Psychology, Skidmore College
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Associate professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology, Dean of Faculty Affairs, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Politics, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Strategy & International Business, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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PhD student in virology, University of Pennsylvania
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
