Evolution has endowed all humans with a continuum of innate, hard-wired, automatically
activated defense behaviors, termed the defense cascade. Arousal is the first step in …

Background: Vaccine injections are the most common painful needle procedure
experienced throughout the lifespan. Many strategies are available to mitigate this pain; …

“A rigorous, in-depth guide to the history, philosophy, and scientific exploration of this
widespread emotional state...[LeDoux] offers a magisterial review of the role of mind and …

The relationship between a reported history of trauma and dissociative symptoms has been
explained in 2 conflicting ways. Pathological dissociation has been conceptualized as a …

We postulate that the cascade “Freeze-Flight-Fight-Fright-Flag-Faint” is a coherent
sequence of six fear responses that escalate as a function of defense possibilities and …

This article reviews the existing evolutionary perspectives on the acute stress response
habitual faintness and blood-injection-injury type-specific phobia (BIITS phobia). In this …

Long recognized as the authoritative guide for clinicians working with divorcing families, this
book presents crucial concepts, strategies, and intervention techniques. Robert E. Emery …

The most common form of stress encountered by people stems from one's social
environment and is perceived as more intense than other types of stressors. One feature that …

This article builds a broad theory to explain how people respond, both biologically and
behaviorally, when targeted with incivility in organizations. Central to our theorizing is a …

Rehabilitation of severely resorbed jaws with dental implants remains a surgical and
prosthetic challenge for clinicians. The purpose of this review was to evaluate the available …