Anxiety

Psychology of emotions

Worrying

Worrying is repetitive thinking about possible threats and negative scenarios, often without taking specific action.

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Psychology

Avoidance

Avoidance is moving away from situations, emotions, tasks or stimuli that are associated with anxiety, discomfort or overload.

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Mental health

Panic

Panic is a sudden state of very intense fear or terror, often accompanied by intense physical symptoms.

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Behavior change

Resistance to change

Resistance to change is tension, avoidance or opposition to change, even when a person understands its meaning at the level of declaration.

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Positive psychology

Courage

Courage is the ability to take meaningful action despite fear, risk or uncertainty.

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Psychotherapy

Desensitization

Desensitization is the gradual reduction of an anxiety or emotional response through safe, controlled contact with a stimulus.

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Psychology

Mental defense

Psychic defense is the way in which the psyche limits fear, tension or internal conflict, often without the person's full awareness.

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Psychology

Bow

Anxiety is a state of anticipated threat or uncertainty, which may be accompanied by tension, warning thoughts and body reactions.

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Cognitive psychology

Catastrophizing

Catastrophizing is a cognitive distortion that involves anticipating the worst-case scenario and treating it as very likely.

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Self-development

Mental brakes

Mental brakes are thoughts, emotions and beliefs that stop us from acting despite available options.

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Mental health

Phobia

A phobia is a strong, persistent fear of a specific object or situation, usually out of proportion to the real threat and leading to avoidance.

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Psychotherapy

Exposure

Exposure is controlled and gradual contact with a stimulus that a person avoids in order to reduce the fear or avoidance response.

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