Search results for "Anxiety."

Opinion of the Patients About an Internet-Based Psychological Treatment Protocol

2015

Emotional disorders (depression and anxiety disorders) are highly prevalent. Currently, there is evidence showing the efficacy of disorder-specific cognitive-behavior therapy for emotional disorders. However, high comorbidity rates among emotional disorders have led some researchers to shift the focus to treatment strategies that might be more widely effective across these diverse conditions (transdiagnostic approach). Another important line of research in the literature is Internet-based psychotherapy. An increasing number of meta-analyses have shown the efficacy and effectiveness of Internet-based cognitive-behavior treatment protocols for emotional disorders. Nevetherless, little is know…

Serotonin dysfunction syndromes: a functional common denominator for classification of depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

1993

Does unresolved attachment predict functional cognitive impairments after the activation of attachment related anxiety?

2015

168-HEALTH ANXIETY, HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION AND SOMATIZATION AMONG OUTPATIENTS IN CBT

2004

Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Spanish adolescents: risk and protective factors of emotional symptoms

2020

The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents is one of the most prevalent concerns all over the world. Adolescence is a developmental stage of high vulnerability due to the challenges this period entails. Additionally, the health emergency crisis has put adolescents even more at risk of developing mental health problems. The present study aims to examine the influence of socio-demographic and COVID-19 related variables on symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in adolescents during pandemic-related confinement in Spain. Participants were 523 adolescents (63.1% female), aged between 13 and 17 years (M=14.89 years; SD=1.13 years), who completed an ad hoc q…

Effects of Difficulty in Handling Emotions and Social Interactions on Nomophobia: Examining the Mediating Role of Feelings of Loneliness

2022

Abstract This study was addressed to assess nomophobia in an Italian sample (N = 456, 53.1% men, Mage = 31.8, SD = 11.1), also providing a deeper knowledge about how it is distributed across demographics, as well as identifying its best predictors. The main goal was to investigate the direct and indirect effects of difficulty in emotion regulation and social interaction anxiety on nomophobia through loneliness. Our findings indicated that loneliness explained the effect of the expressive suppression strategy (fully) and social interaction anxiety (partially) on nomophobia, whereas it was not a significant mediator when the cognitive reappraisal strategy was taken into account. Our study sug…

Psychological Well-Being During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediation Role of Generalized Anxiety

2022

Palmira Faraci, Rossella Bottaro, Giusy Danila Valenti, Giuseppe Craparo Faculty of Human and Social Sciences - University of Enna “Kore”, Enna, ItalyCorrespondence: Palmira Faraci, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Enna “Kore”, Cittadella Universitaria, Enna, 94100, Italy, Tel +39 0935 536536, Email palmira.faraci@unikore.itIntroduction: The outbreak of the COVID-19 has largely impacted individuals’ health and lifestyles. This study aimed to investigate people’s psychological well-being during the second phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: We selected six indicators of psychological well-being: fear of COVID-19, loneliness, social interaction anxiety, gene…

Fear of COVID-19 and Life Satisfaction: The Role of the Health-Related Hardiness and Sense of Coherence

2021

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to increased fear and anxiety throughout society, which may affect life satisfaction. Health-related hardiness and sense of coherence (SOC) are personal resources that help people adapt to difficult circumstances. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between fear of COVID-19, SOC, health-related hardiness, and life satisfaction.Methods: A total of 907 Polish people (522 women and 385 men) participated in this study. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FOC-6), the Health-Related Hardiness Scale, the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-29), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were used.Results: Correlation showed that fear of COV…

Psychotherapy in Cardiac Patients

1976

The papers, which are given here, are about psychological aspects of patients with CHD, mainly about patients after myocardial infarction. Patients with psychic disturbances after myocardial infarction rarely come to the clinical psychotherapist, they were mainly seen by specialists for internal diseases. In their opinion they do well to prefer such specialists, because only he is able to see the organic complications which are feared, and is able to treat them early and adequately.

Bienestar psicológico y ansiedad competitiva: el papel de las estrategias de afrontamiento / Competitive Anxiety and Psychological Well-being: the Ro…

2015

Resumen: El interés por el estudio del bienestar psicológico (Ryff, 1989) y su relación con las estrategias de afrontamiento se ha producido también en el ámbito deportivo. En esta investigación, se evalúan la ansiedad competitiva, el bienestar psicológico y las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas en la competición por 213 deportistas, de cuatro deportes diferentes. Los resultados permiten predecir, a través de los análisis de regresión, la posibilidad de experimentar ansiedad y bienestar psicológico en el contexto competitivo, regulado por el papel mediador de las estrategias de afrontamiento dirigidas a la tarea. Abstract:Interest in the study of psychological well-being (Ryff, 1989) …