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　　标题：Anxiety：10NewPsychologyStudiesYouShouldKnow
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　　Newwaystoreduceanxiety，whysomepeoplearesoanxiousandmore
　　Tennewpsychologystudiesrevealwhysomepeopleareanxious，howtoreduceanxietyandmuchmore。
　　1。Actsofkindnesscanhelpreducesocialanxiety
　　Performingactsofkindnesscanhelppeoplewithsocialanxietyminglewithothersmoreeasily。
　　Peoplerecruitedintothestudywereputintooneofthreegroupsforfourweeks：
　　Onegroupperformedactsofkindness，likedoingtheirroommates’dishes。
　　Anothergroupwereexposedtovarioussocialinteractionswithouttheactsofkindness。
　　Athirdgroup，whodidnothingspecial，actedasacontrol。
　　Attheendofthestudyitwasthosewho’dperformedtheactsofkindnesswhofeltmorecomforinsocialinteractions。
　　2。Threedietarysupplementswhichreduceanxiety
　　Dietarysupplementswhichcontainpassionflower，kavaorcombinationsofLlysineandLargininecanhelpreduceanxiety，accordingtoareviewpublishedintheNutritionJournal。
　　Thesupplementsgenerallyhadmildtomoderateeffectswithoutproducinganyserioussideeffects。
　　Ofthesupplementsincluded，kavahasbeenthemostextensivelystudied。
　　Theresearchersfoundthattakingkavaonitsown
　　significantlyreducedanxietysymptomsinavarietyofpatienttypes。
　　ThisprovidesgoodevidencefortheuseofkavainpatientswithGAD，nonpsychoticanxietyandotheranxietyrelateddisorders。
　　3。Whyanxietycanbesociallyisolating
　　Anxietyinterfereswiththeabilitytotakeotherpeople’sperspective，newresearchreveals。
　　Anxietymakespeoplefocusmoreonthemselvesandreducestheirempathyforothers，psychologistshavefound。
　　Thestudy’sresultsmayhelpexplainwhyanxietycanbesuchanisolatingemotion。
　　4。Youcaninheritanxietyfromyourparents
　　Anoveractivenetworkofbrainareasiscentraltohowchildreninheritanxietyanddepressionfromtheirparents。
　　Thenetworkconsistsofthreeregionsinthebrainwhichworktogethertocontrolthefearresponse。
　　Thestudyfoundthataround35ofthedifferenceinanxietywasexplainedbyfamilyhistory。
　　5。Sedentarybehaviourlinkedtoanxiety
　　Sittingdownalldayhasbeenlinkedtoincreasedanxiety，anewstudyfinds。
　　LowenergyactivitieslikewatchingTV，workingatacomputerorplayingelectronicgamesmayallbelinkedtoanxiety。
　　Thecauseofthelinkcouldbedowntodisturbedsleep，poormetabolichealthorsocialwithdrawal。
　　6。Socialanxietylinkedtohigherserotoninlevels
　　Socialanxietydisorderislinkedtohigherlevelsofserotonininthebrain，notloweraspreviouslythought。
　　Peoplewithbothsocialanxietyactuallyproducemoreoftheneurotransmitterserotoninintheirbrains。
　　Themoreserotonintheyproduce，themoreanxioustheybecome。
　　TheresultisasurpriseassocialanxietyareoftentreatedwithSSRIslikeProzac，PaxilandZoloft。
　　SSRIsactuallyincreasethelevelsofserotonininthebrain。
　　7。Fermentedfoodscanreducesocialanxiety
　　Peoplewhoeatmorefermentedfoodshavelowersocialanxiety，anewstudyfinds
　　Thebenefitisparticularlynoticeableamongstpeoplewhoarehighlyneurotic。
　　Neuroticpeoplearepronetoanxiety。
　　FermentedfoodsthatarearegularpartoftheWesterndietincludemilk，cheese，yoghurtandbread。
　　Theytypicallycontainprobiotics，whicharelikelybehindthebenefit。
　　8。Anxietyis‘contagious’
　　Anxietyis‘contagious’andcanbepassedfromparentstochildrenandtheotherway，anewstudyfinds。
　　The‘catching’natureofanxiousthoughtsandbehavioursexistsoverandabovetheeffectsofgenetics。
　　Anxiouschildrencanalsopassontheiranxietytoparents，evenwhentheywerenotinitiallyanxious。
　　9。Prebioticbacteriacanreduceanxiety
　　Consumingaprebioticbacteriacanhaveanantianxietyeffect，thefirsteverhumanstudyofitskindhasfound。
　　ResearchersattheUniversityofOxfordhavediscoveredthataprebioticbacteriacanreducelevelsofanxietyinaclinicaltrial。
　　Likefoodscontainingprobioticbacteria，prebioticsarefunctionalfoods：theyhavebenefitsbeyondtheirpurelynutritionalvalue。
　　Thepositiveinfluenceoftheprebioticwassimilartothatobtainedbytakingexistingantidepressantorantianxietydrugs。
　　10。Howexerciseandrelaxationhelpreduceanxiety
　　Intreatingsocialanxietydiscomfortorfearinsocialsituations，oftenofbeingjudgedbothrelaxationtechniquesandexercisehavebeenfoundbeneficial（see：howtodealwithanxiety）。
　　Newresearchsuggeststhisisbecauseitchangesthewaypeopleperceivetheworld。
　　Afterexerciseorrelaxation，peoplearelesslikelytointerpretneutralsocialsignalsasthreateningsomethingthatpeoplewithsocialanxietyhaveatendencytodo。