A psychiatrist and neuroscientist describes fear and anxiety in our brain and body, and how it colors many aspects of a modern human’s life. In a way accessible to the public, he explains why we love to be scared, the link between bravery, meaning, aggression, creativity, and fear, as well as diseases of fear and anxiety, and how we manage them.
A psychiatrist and neuroscientist describes fear and anxiety in our brain and body, and how it colors many aspects of a modern human’s life. In a way accessible to the public, he explains why we love to be scared, the link between bravery, meaning, aggression, creativity, and fear, as well as diseases of fear and anxiety, and how we manage them.
Arash Javanbakht, MD, is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who currently serves as the Director of the Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety Research Clinic (STARC) at Wayne State University, School of Medicine. Dr. Javanbakht is a frequent invited speaker at national and international conferences and universities. Multiple media outlets and scientific organizations have featured Dr. Javanbakht's work, including: CNN, NPR, Smithsonian, Aljazeera, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Scientific American, Science, American Psychiatric Association, Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is the academic advisor on the PBS documentary "Mysteries of Mental Illness." He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Introduction Chapter 1: The Origin of Fear: Evolved to be Scared Chapter 2: Wired to be Wired: Fear in the Brain Chapter 3: Why Is My Heart Pounding? Fear in the Body Chapter 4: How We Learn Fear, and How We Unlearn It Chapter 5: Haunt My Nerves: Why We Love to be Scared Chapter 6: Courage Is Not the Absence of Fear Chapter 7: I'm Afraid, So I'm Angry: Fear and Aggression Chapter 8: Diseases of Fear and Anxiety Chapter 9: Haunting Memories: Trauma and PTSD Chapter 10: Taming the Beast: How Clinicians Treat Fear and Anxiety Chapter 11: Riding the Beast: How to Use Fear to Our Advantage Chapter 12: Fear and Meaning: Defining It before It Defines Us Chapter 13: Fear and Creativity: Monsters that We Forge, and Monsters that Forge Us Chapter 14: Fear that Rules Us: Politics of Fear Chapter 15: The Business of Fear Bibliography Index About the Author
Introduction Chapter 1: The Origin of Fear: Evolved to be Scared Chapter 2: Wired to be Wired: Fear in the Brain Chapter 3: Why Is My Heart Pounding? Fear in the Body Chapter 4: How We Learn Fear, and How We Unlearn It Chapter 5: Haunt My Nerves: Why We Love to be Scared Chapter 6: Courage Is Not the Absence of Fear Chapter 7: I'm Afraid, So I'm Angry: Fear and Aggression Chapter 8: Diseases of Fear and Anxiety Chapter 9: Haunting Memories: Trauma and PTSD Chapter 10: Taming the Beast: How Clinicians Treat Fear and Anxiety Chapter 11: Riding the Beast: How to Use Fear to Our Advantage Chapter 12: Fear and Meaning: Defining It before It Defines Us Chapter 13: Fear and Creativity: Monsters that We Forge, and Monsters that Forge Us Chapter 14: Fear that Rules Us: Politics of Fear Chapter 15: The Business of Fear Bibliography Index About the Author
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