We all experience fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, but for those with trauma history, these responses to stress can become ...

The experience of anxiety is normal and a part of all human life. It provides useful information that helps prepare us for and protect us from harm or threat. Stress, fear, and danger trigger a ...

Meg Josephson, a therapist, used to be a people-pleaser. The author of "Are You Mad at Me?" said Gen Zers can also struggle with people-pleasing. She said growing up online can heighten feelings of ...

There are three stages to the "fight-or-flight" response, according to psychology educator Kendra Cherry. This response is our body's reaction to stress, a mental and physical way to fend off threats ...

As the markets fall, it is natural to have a visceral reaction to your investment losses. If you have been invested appropriately, this market volatility shouldn’t pose a threat to your ability to ...

The human stress response represents a sophisticated biological system designed to help individuals survive immediate threats through rapid physiological changes that enhance performance and ...

The activation of Protein Kinase A (PKA) is a critical part in how the body responds to stress and starvation. Using a variety of imaging and biochemical techniques, a team of researchers from Penn ...

Have you ever felt like you're moving through life on autopilot? You’re completing tasks, answering emails, and going through the motions, but internally, you feel completely checked out. You might be ...