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Memory suppression trades prolonged fear and sleep-dependent fear plasticity for the avoidance of current fear [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2013 AbstractSleep deprivation immediately following an aversive event reduces fear by preventing memory consolidation during homeostatic sleep. This suggests that acute insomnia might act prophylactically against the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) even though it is also a possible risk factor for PTSD.
Kenichi Kuriyama +3 more
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European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Cross-sectional data has shown that compassion for self and from others may be a protective factor for greater psychosocial wellbeing in the COVID-19 pandemic whilst fears of compassion act as a risk factor for experiencing mental health ...
M. Matos, C. Compassion & Covid-19
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Fears in the Light of Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Post-Modernity
Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, 2022 Main task of the paper is to recall sociologist and philosopher – Zygmunt Bauman’s observations and concepts on the fears, anxieties, and uncertainties that appear in the modern world.
Matera Paulina, Matera Rafał
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Fear of Failure as EFL Teachers’ Motivation for Pursuing Graduate Studies
FOSTER, 2021 Many studies have been conducted to clarify the impact of teachers’ motivation for participating in TPD activities; nevertheless, none of them has viewed teachers’ fear of failure as their motivation for TPD, especially for pursuing graduate programs in ...
Thao Le Thanh, Lap Trinh Quoc
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Augmentation of Fear Extinction by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018 Although posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; DSM-V 309.82) and anxiety disorders (DSM-V 300.xx) are widely spread mental disorders, the effectiveness of their therapy is still unsatisfying. Non-invasive brain-stimulation techniques like transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) might be an option to improve extinction learning, which is a main ...
Dittert, Natalie +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 ObjectivesBefore the loss of a loved one to cancer, relatives have time to adapt to the impending death. However, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, adjustment to an imminent death may be more difficult.
Viktoria Schmidt +3 more
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Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Consolidation of Fear Memory [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2013 It has been shown that applying transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) influences declarative memory processes. This study investigates the efficacy of tDCS on emotional memory consolidation, especially experimental fear conditioning. We applied an auditory fear-conditioning paradigm, in which two
Manish, Asthana +7 more
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Generalization of beneficial exposure effects to untreated stimuli from another fear category
Translational Psychiatry, 2023 Previous research has shown that fear associated with one stimulus often spreads to other stimuli with similar perceptual features as well as across different stimulus categories.
Iris Kodzaga +2 more
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The role of cryptocurrencies in financial transactions considering modern global conditions [PDF]
Archives of Agriculture Sciences Journal, 2020 Despite all the fears surrounding cryptocurrencies, the rates of transactions increased and became an undeniable reality, and with the developments of the events that the world is going through, especially since the emergence of the new Corona virus and ...
Eman Fouad
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Sixty years of fear appeal research: Current state of the evidence [PDF]
International Journal of Psychology, 2014 Fear arousal is widely used in persuasive campaigns and behavioral change interventions. Yet, experimental evidence argues against the use of threatening health information. The authors reviewed the current state of empirical evidence on the effectiveness of fear appeals.
Ruiter, Robert A.C. +3 more
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