Got Brains?

Hi Everyone!

In the December edition of Discover Magazine you will find an article on the 2008 "Best Brains in Science" by Corey S. Powell which you may find quite fascinating. This certainly relates to our modules on Intelligence but also many others including Developmental, Personality, Motivation, Learning, Memory ETC!!! There are 5 individuals under 20 years of age! They also Lifetime Achievers such as Stephen Hawkings & Noam Chomsky among others.

There Is No Need To Panic?!

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Have you ever felt any anxiety while taking a test? Going on a Blind Date? Making a Speech? How bad was your "anxiety"? Do you avoid these activities now? Many of you will recall discussing Stress in class. We discussed Hans Seyle's Alarm stage of his General Adaptation Syndrome where the body's 'fight or flight' reaction kicks in under normal stressful event. For some people unfortunately this reaction occurs to non-stressful event. When this happens it is called a Panic Attack. When Panic Attacks begin to interfer with one's quality of life it is diagnosed as a Panic Disorder. The November issue of Scientific American Mind has a piece entitled "Why Do We Panic" by Hal Arkowitz & Scott Lilienfeld. In this article they discuss the difference between normal anxiety, a Panic Attack, & when one is diangosed with a Panic Disorder. They also explore why panic attacks occur.