Word: phobias
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...might be what makes Bong’s “Shaking Tokyo” seem like such a disappointment. His extreme—solitude—is the most obvious and the least satisfying. The unnamed hikikomori (Teruyuki Kagawa)—the shut-in—whose phobia of the outside world has kept him in a neatly-arranged, dimly-lit home for 11 years, is forced out into the world when he falls in love with a mysterious pizza-delivery girl whose emotions are controlled by buttons tattooed on her body. Once outside his home (precious little...
...sell a share of stock today than they would walk under a ladder or kick a black cat out of their path." Some stock traders also blamed Black Monday - Oct. 19, 1987 - on the fact that three Fridays fell on the 13th that year. The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute estimates that $700-$800 million dollars are lost every Friday the 13th because of people's refusal to travel, purchase major items or conduct business...
...anxiety disorder (including panic, social-anxiety, phobia and anxiety disorders...
...individuals with persistent and multiple mental disorders are more likely to seek services, cognitive ability may be an important factor for clinicians to consider in treatment planning.” The researchers added, however, that they could not find any correlation between lower childhood IQ and panic disorder, simple phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or substance dependence disorders. For recent research, faculty profiles, and a look at the issues facing Harvard scientists, check out The Crimson's science page...
...Mental-health professionals "are fascinated with what we're doing and excited to see the change in patients," says Dr. Gavin Andrews, who heads the St. Vincent's clinic. About 500 people have taken part in its trials of e-therapy for panic disorder, mild depression and social phobia, and "we are amazed by the results," he says. "Over the Web, we can produce exactly the same benefit as in our clinic, with a quarter of the staff time. We are curing people we never see." Andrews, who's also Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales...