Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects nearly 8 million people and anxiety disorders affect nearly 40 million people in the United States, making them the most common subtype of mental health diagnoses. Early life stress (ELS) exposure yields substantial vulnerability to developing PTSD and anxiety later in life. Determining the impact of ELS requires a closer […]
CSI-04: Effects of Acute Early Life Stress and CRH2 Receptor Antagonism on Anxiety in Adult Rats
After undergoing an early life stress (ELS) event, susceptibility to fear and anxiety-related disorders becomes more common. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalized anxiety disorder are often precipitated by ELS experience and can negatively impact one’s life and ability to function. An established reciprocal neural circuit between serotonergic neurons of the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) […]
A01: Anxiety Sensitivity and Blackouts: Exploring the Impact of Drinking Motives and Gender Experiences in College-Aged Students
Anxiety sensitivity is the fear that anxiety symptoms are indicative of greater harm, and is a risk factor for heavy alcohol use and substance use disorders. In existing research, there are gaps on the exact alcohol-related consequences and how anxiety sensitivity may be related to those consequences. One important gap is the link between anxiety […]
B21: Persistent Effects of Early Life Acute Versus Chronic Footshock Stress on Fear and Anxiety Behaviors in Adulthood.
Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States affecting nearly 1 out of 4 Americans and is a major cause of mortality. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the fifth most common psychiatric disorder diagnosis in the United States. Women are 2-3 times more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety disorders. […]
A39: Dysregulated Fear in Preschoolers and a Correlation to Anxiety
9.4% of children ages 3-17 have been diagnosed with an Anxiety disorder. An illness so prevalent in our society’s youth should have an effective method for identifying it. Some behaviors have been identified to suggest potential early flags among children developing anxious behavioral patterns. Inhibited temperament is a behavior that in literature has been found […]
B47-P: The Relationship Between Stress and Coping Methods Within College-Aged Women Versus Men
Author: Kyla Lett, Kinesiology Major Faculty Advisor: Rose Marie Ward, Kinesiology & Health