28 Aug 2022 What is generalised anxiety disorder?
Everyone feels anxious at times; it’s our body’s way of keeping us alert. But it becomes an issue when worry or fear starts to interfere with your day-to-day life. This...
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28 Mar 2022 Tips for managing anxiety
In this video Elizabeth Ang, Clinical Psychologist (Reg), provides tips for managing anxiety. ...
21 Mar 2022 What is Social Anxiety?
Often people from time to time might get nervous/anxious in front of crowds, meeting new people, or presenting in front of people. However, for some people this anxiety can be...
18 Mar 2022 What is a panic attack?
Panic attacks are abrupt surges of intense fear or discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes. During this time at least four of the following symptoms occur: palpitations, pounding heart...
04 Mar 2022 Types of Anxiety
In 2018 alone, 13 % of Australians (3.2 million people) reported having an anxiety-related condition, a 2% increase from previous years. Anxiety is different for everyone, people experience different symptoms...
02 Aug 2021 Anxiety: children with disability and chronic conditions
Children with disability or chronic health conditions are more likely than other children to experience anxiety. In addition to the usual childhood fears and worries, these children may worry about...
29 Mar 2021 Using Exposure therapy to help child anxiety
Childhood anxiety can be debilitating and cause significant distress for children and parents alike. A primary maintaining factor of anxiety is avoidance of a feared situation, event, or object (i.e., stimulus)....
28 Mar 2021 Helping your anxious child to be BRAVE
To help children to overcome anxiety we can teach them to be BRAVE. Using the letters form the word brave, we can teach children simple steps to approach rather than avoid...
15 Mar 2021 Could you be causing your child’s anxiety by accident?
All parents naturally want to soothe their children and protect them from pain and suffering. However, in doing so parents may be unwittingly causing children to develop anxiety disorders. It is...
01 Mar 2021 Understanding child anxiety
What is anxiety? Anxiety is a normal part of living. Anxiety is part of our survival instinct and it kicks in when we feel that we are under threat. When under...