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Neuropsychological Labyrinths of Anxiety
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- 1. Mental state achieved by focusing awareness, counteracting anxious rumination
- 2. Process or origin of sudden panic symptoms
- 3. Therapeutic habituation to anxiety-provoking stimuli
- 4. Excessively watchful—term describing heightened sensory alertness in anxiety
- 5. Talk-based treatment modality aiming to alleviate anxious patterns
- 9. Conversion of psychological distress into physical symptoms
- 13. Mental processes influencing anxiety interpretation
- 18. Tingling or prickling sensation sometimes accompanying panic
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- 6. Chemical messenger whose imbalance may fuel anxious states
- 7. Sudden muscle weakness triggered by strong emotions, linked with anxiety disorders
- 8. Person with traits of both introversion and extraversion, often calming anxiety by flexibility
- 10. Nervous system division that triggers 'fight-or-flight' responses in anxiety
- 11. Repetitive, distressing thoughts exacerbating anxiety
- 12. Worsening of symptoms, notably during anxiety flare-ups
- 14. Sudden and intense surge of overwhelming fear or discomfort
- 15. Non-selective beta blocker sometimes used off-label to mitigate physical anxiety symptoms
- 16. Class of drugs designed to reduce anxiety
- 17. Inability to feel pleasure, often comorbid with anxiety
- 19. Brain region regulating emotional and autonomic responses in anxiety
- 20. Pertaining to the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter system implicated in anxiety
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