Insights from Psychological Science – How Avoidance Maintains Anxiety

Gather insights and practical takeaways from experts in the field of psychological science on a variety of topics related to your mind, behavior, and health.

How Avoidance Maintains Anxiety
This talk will review the purpose of anxiety and how avoidance of things that scare us can maintain anxiety. It will also highlight some skills that might help folks confront the "monster in their minds".

About the presenter
Morgan Middlebrooks, MA, is a doctoral student of clinical psychology where she studies the neural correlates of anxiety and cognitive control. In her clinical work she tends to work with individuals who have been diagnosed with anxiety disorders and/or personality disorder.

This program is free and open to the public. No registration required.

https://www.faylib.org/event/14419132

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