Word: anxious
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...behavior not caused by genes must be caused by parents. But it's been surprisingly hard to demonstrate any long-term effects of growing up in any particular family within a culture. Identical twins reared together are similar, but they are not literally identical: one may be more anxious than the other; one may be gay and the other heterosexual. This shows that genes are not everything--but because these twins grow up in the same family, it also shows that what isn't explained by genes isn't explained by family influences either. Similarly, children need to hear English...
...intervention I often recommend is breath work. Breath control is the most powerful method I have found to reduce anxiety, even in its most severe form of panic disorder. Conventional drugs suppress anxiety but often cause significant side effects and dependence. I have found it is impossible to be anxious while breathing deeply, slowly, quietly and regularly. By working on those qualities in your breathing, you can develop a practical technique for preventing or cutting short an anxiety attack. Breathing exercises derived from yoga are even more effective. With practice, breath work quiets down the nervous system. This not only...
...routine mammograms save lives. The contrarians insist that the statistics don't bear this out. They also argue that mammograms miss 10% to 15% of breast cancers and that the vast majority of the abnormalities mammograms do spot are benign, which results in millions of unnecessary biopsies and countless anxious women. In a sharp repudiation of the critics, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson declared that while mammograms are not perfect, they are "an important and effective tool that helps to save lives." The last word...
...Harvard Pre-Law Society Travis G. Good ’04, who is also a Crimson editor. “There are...people biting the bullet and applying now just to see if they’ll get in, especially advanced standing juniors. They’re anxious and uncertain, and they want to get it over with, especially with the unpredictable job market...
Imagine achieving your greatest triumph almost too soon. Imagine opening up the season by beating the Hurricanes—Miami, not Carolina—or sweeping the Yankees in the first April series. Imagine how anxious you’d be to get back on the field and do it all again...