Resilience

Resilience

Resilience as an individual’s ability to preserve psychological wellbeing in spite of being exposed to adversity. Resilience indicates strength to overcome, adapt to or avoid disadvantageous circumstances, bouncing back after inordinate stress.

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Separation Anxiety

Separation Anxiety

Separation anxiety (SA) can be experienced by anyone and at any age, when a needed/loved person is absent, however the roots of separation anxiety lie in infancy. How it is managed depends on the person’s mental structure and attachment history.

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Heavy Alcohol Use and Depression

Heavy Alcohol Use and Depression

Numerous studies show a link between heavy alcohol use and depression. Among hazardous drinking men and women there are lower levels of positive affect and higher levels of depression and anxiety. Depressive symptoms are associated with numerous drinking variables. Especially, drinking to get drunk, frequency of intoxication or consuming higher amounts of alcohol per occasion. Heavy drinkers are more likely to be depressed, compared to light drinkers.

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Social Anxiety And Alcohol Use

Social Anxiety And Alcohol Use

Social anxiety is frequently associated with problematic alcohol use. It is also correlated with increased drinking in the following high-risk situations such as social pressure, unpleasant emotions or conflict with others. The use of alcohol to enhance positive experiences or in response to negative situations may contribute to the risk of alcohol-related problems amid those with social anxiety.

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Companion Animals and Their Impact on Anxiety

Companion Animals and Their Impact on Anxiety

The presence of companion animals can be beneficial on social, physical, emotional and cognitive levels. Human-animal interaction (HAI) reduces stress, gives joy and improves mood. Companion animals can bring out positive emotions and allow people to experience a sense of safety, which successively facilitate regulation of both emotional and psychological states. This results in better physical and mental health a greater resilience to stressors.

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Anxiety and Physical Activity

Anxiety and Physical Activity

Benefits of regular exercising on health are undeniable. Physical activity is often the first step in lifestyle changes to prevent and manage chronic illnesses. From physiological angle regular aerobic exercises increase levels of serotonin (neurotransmitter that helps to regulate mood, anxiety, improves cognition and memory) and noradrenaline (neurotransmitter that helps to mobilise brain for action, improve energy), similar to the effect of antidepressants.

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