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How Exposure Helps Anxiety Lose Its Power—In Therapy and in Life

Simon Moesgaard — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 21:37:40 +0000

Exposure Works When Learning Happens “Face your fear” usually refers to deliberately entering situations that trigger difficult thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations. Why would anyone do that—when it feels so bad? Exposure is an effective treatment with large effect sizes, evidence shows (Olatunji et al., 2010). When exposure fails, it is rarely because exposure itself […]

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Social Effectiveness Therapy Beats Social Anxiety, Study Shows

Simon Moesgaard — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:01:19 +0000

At some point in our lives, we all experience symptoms of anxiety. Public speaking or other unfamiliar situations can provoke natural feelings of anxiety. When these natural feelings turn into excessive anxiety and worry, they might be classified as an anxiety disorder. In DSM-5, social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is defined as a pronounced and persistent fear of scrutiny […]

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Anxiety Runs in Families: How Parenting Promotes Anxiety

Simon Moesgaard — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:20:00 +0000

Budinger and colleagues (2013) state that children of anxious parents are over five times more likely than those of non-anxious parents to have an anxiety disorder. However, genetics only contribute very little to the development of anxiety, so research has been interested in how parenting behaviors contribute to the development of particular anxiety disorders. Among the adult […]

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