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Anna Miari, MD is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College, where she maintains a practice in General Adult Psychiatry. Her practice is open for consultations, pharmacological treatment, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.
In addition Dr. Miari is Associate Attending for the Weill Cornell Students' Mental Health Service.
Dr. Miari formerly trained in neurology and completed a post-doctoral degree in neuro-psychopharmacology at Mario Negri Institute in Milan. Her published research includes studies on the pharmacology of serotonin and benzodiazepines, and on the role of glutamate receptors in neurodegenerative diseases.
After completing training in psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Miari trained in Adult Psychoanalysis at The New York Psychoanalytic Institute, where she continues to be an active faculty member and teacher.
Dr. Miari teaches general psychiatry to Weill Cornell Medical students and supervises psychiatry residents in training. She is a contributing member of the Women's Mental Health Program, specializing in Reproductive Psychiatry.
Dr. Miari is currently a member of the Departmentof Psychiatry Faculty Council.
She practices in English and Italian.
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- A. Mazzucchi, E. Sinforiani, P. Zinelli, C. Agostinis, F. Granella, A. Miari, G.C. Manzoni, and M. Parma. "Interhemispheric Attentional Functioning in Classic Migraine Patients during Paroxysmal and Interparoxysmal Phases." Headache. vol. 28 (1988): 488-493.
- S.G. Cella, T. Mennini, A. Miari, S. Cavanus, V. Arce, E.E. Muller. "Down Regulation of Alpha 2-adrenoceptors involved in Growth Hormone Control in the Hypothalamus of Infant Rats Receiving Short Term Clonidine Administration." Developmental Brain Research. vol. 53 (1990): 151-156.
- M. Gobbi, S. Cavanus, A. Miari, T. Mennini. "Effect of Acute and Chronic Buspirone Administration on Benzodiazepine and Serotonin Receptor Subtypes in the Rat Brain: an Autoradiographic Study." Neuropharmacology. vol. 30 (1991): 313-321.
- T. Mennini, A. Miari. "Modulation of 3H-Glutamate Receptor Binding by Serotonin in the Rat Hippocampus: An Autoradiographic Study." Life Science. vol. 49 (1991): 283-292.
- A. Miari, A. Reggiani, E. Ratti, T. Mennini. "Temporal Profile of Glutamate Receptor Subtypes and Mitochondrial Benzodiazepine Receptors in a Model of Transient Ischemia in the Gerbil." Neuroscience Research Communications. vol. 11 (1992): 27-36.
- R. Spreafico, T. Mennini, L. Danober, A. Cagnotto, M.C. Regondi, A. Miari, A. De Blasi, M. Vergnes, G. Avanzini. "GABA A Receptor Impairment in the Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS): An Immunocytochemical and Receptor Binding Autoradiographic Study." Epilepsy Research. vol. 15 (1993): 229-238.
- C. Bendotti, S. Baldessarini M. Pende, G. Tarizzo, A. Miari, M.L. Presti, T. Mennini, and R. Samanin. "Does GFAP mRNA and Mitochondrial Benzodiazepine Receptor Binding detect Serotoninergice Neuronal Degeneration in Rats." Development Brain Research. vol. 34 (1994): 389-394.
- T. Mennini, A. Miari, M.L. Presti, M. Rizzi, R. Samanin, A. Vezzani. "Adaptive Changes in the NMDA Receptor Complex in Rat Hippocampus after Chronic Treatment with CGP 39551." European Journal of Pharmacology. vol. 271 (1994): 93-101.
Honors and Awards
2/96 VETERANS' AFFAIRS grant for a research fellowship on post-traumatic stress disorder
5/91 European Economic Community-Regione Abruzzo two-year scholarship for a biomedical research project abroad.
1986: "Dino Alinovi" prize for best graduating medical student from Parma University Medical School.
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- Anxiety Disorder
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The Danse Society are a positive punk (the precursory term for gothic rock) group from Barnsley, England, active from 1981 to 1987. They achieved moderate fame during their short career. Their line-up included Steve Rawlings (voice), Paul Nash (guitar), Lyndon Scarfe (keyboards), Tim Wright (bass) and Paul Gilmartin (drums). Lyndon Scarfe was replaced by David Whitaker (formerly of Music for Pleasure) after the Heaven is Waiting Album. In 1980, they recorded and released their first single, "Clock," on their own newly formed record label, Society Records. Their most well known album, Heaven is Waiting, was released in December, 1983 by Arista. The album contained a cover of The Rolling Stones song, "2000 Light Years from Home", also edited in 1984 as a 12" single and as a limited edition double single. In 1986, the other band members left to form Johnny In The Clouds, after releasing their final album as Danse Society International, Looking Through. Rawlings later reappeared in 1987 as Society with the single, "Saturn Girl."
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Can anyone explainme how to configure the firewire port on my ACER laptop so that I can attach my T.C. Electronic Desktop Konnekt 6 and use it to create a DAW with this machine?
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Can anyone explainme how to configure the firewire port on my ACER laptop so that I can attach my T.C. Electronic Desktop Konnekt 6 and use it to create a DAW with this machine?
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Firewire drivers are already present in the kernel. Maybe you would like to restate your question with a lot more info. What exactly are you trying to do and specifically what hardware is on your Acer laptop.
I don't know way you need to configure your firewall for what assumes to be a hardware device. Please explain in more detail what you are trying to accomplish.
My laptop is an old Acer Aspire 3020 with built-in firewire port. I have installed and running Ubuntu Studio 10.10. I also installed jack , ffado-mixer-qt4 - ffado tools - ffado-bus-server - jackd2-firewire libffado2.
I have also added this line, RAW 1394, on etc/modules so this should load 1394 in the kernel.
Sudo modprobe RAW1394 gives no reply (is this correct)
Still my soundcard is not recognized . It's a T.C. Electronic Desktop Konnekt 6 which it's supposed to work under ffado.
What else do you need to get me on the right way to configure everything so that I can hear music with this machine?
Thanks in advance to all
Hmm, normally I would expect it to be auto recognized. Do USB devices get recognized when plugged in? Even like USB keyboards or mice?
Ubuntu should have support for hotplug already. Let us know if USB devices work so we can narrow it down to a firewire issue or a system issue.
yes all usb devices are recognized. either usb sticks .. and even a usb plantronics headset (with micro) which was more difficult to get if fully recognized. usb mice are working ok ..
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Erythrocyte glucose phosphate isomerase (GPI) deficiency has been reported as a cause of chronic hemolysis in numerous cases. Inheritance is autosomal recessive. Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a common presenting manifestation of GPI deficiency.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
A second-order test in the evaluation of individuals with chronic hemolysis
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Glucose phosphate isomerase (GPI) deficiency causes a moderately severe anemia. GPI values can be 25% of normal.
Increased GPI activity may be seen when young red blood cells are being produced in response to the anemia (reticulocytosis) or in the case of a newborn.
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Nico Hulkenberg believes his day will come when he is in a car capable of winning Formula One grands prix.
Having started his career with Williams, the 25-year-old former GP2 Champion swapped over to Force India where he spent three seasons, first as a test driver and then a race driver.
However, Hulkenberg left the team at the end of last season, moving to Sauber where he has struggled due to the ineffectual C32.
And although one could argue that based on results Hulkenberg has taken a step backward this season, the German is confident that one day he will be with a team capable of winning races.
"If you see other people it's very few guys who come in and right away are in a winning car," he told Autosport.
"I know Jenson [Button] was in Honda for many years, and also not being able to show his ability because the car wasn't good enough for him.
"Sometimes that is what happens but of course as a driver you always wish and love to have a car which allows you to show what you can do and perform really well but you have to be patient."
And patient is what he has to be this season as Sauber have struggled with Hulkenberg netting just five points in seven races.
"It is tough," he added. "It didn't work as expected but, that's life.
"We just have to keep our heads down and focus on the current situation trying to improve the car, make it faster.
"There's still the second half of the season then we have to get more points here and there.
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1 cup
sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon
baking powder
1/8 teaspoon
baking soda
1/2 teaspoon
1/2 cup
chopped walnuts
1/3 cup
butter, melted
1 cup
packed brown sugar
egg, beaten
1 tablespoon
vanilla extract
2/3 cup
semisweet chocolate chips
HELPFUL TIPS NOT MENTIONED: I've been on a brownie rampage for the past month,and have made 10 recipes! THIS is the only one that consistency comes out the same!!!! What's best about it is, ...there aren't 100 reviews changing how to do it b/c it's good as is! What's not mentioned is, the exact same recipe (taste, chewy, big) is on here, but in cookie form!!! How wonderful is that esp. if you love this recipe like my family and husbands soldiers we send this to do?! You can find it under "Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie" ...the title is exactly how they always turn out. I love this in brownie AND cookie form, so try both!!! Also, I prefer the chocolate chips to be mixed IN instead of on top, but it's all about preference! It would be overkill to add more than recommended though. When I double the recipe, I still only put a heaping 2/3 C of cc, and it's MORE than enough. TWICE I have won best chocolate chip cookie on our military base due to this recipe.
As far as I'm concerned, just about everything is wrong with these bars. Too sweet. Too gushy. Too brown sugary. Just a soft, sloppy, sweet glob of sugar butter. I'm afraid these made their way into the trash, because just as there's too many good books out there to waste your time reading a bad one, there's just too many good sweet treats out there to waste your time eating one that's not.
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Marvelous, absolutely fantastic! I doubled the recipe (the only thing I changed) and used a 13x9 pan allowing a bit longer cooking time. Others have said these are "too sweet". Most blonde brownies I tried were disappointing as they were not sweet enough. My preferences in dessert run on the "rich" side". If you like rich desserts as I do, make as is for an 8x8 pan or double the recipe for a 13x9. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe!
Excellent. I have been looking for a good recipe for "blondies" for a long time! Like many reviewers, I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 9x13 inch pan. I also left out the nuts at mixed the chocolate chips right into the batter- would definitely recommend doing this! BUT, do NOT store in the refrigerator!! They were so great at first but got ruined when I put them in the refrigerator. They got really hard, like little bricks! Oh well, I'll just have to make them again! I'm sure no one will complain about that...
These brownies won me a Blue ribbon in the State fair culinary department and a grand champion from my family. I will definitely be trying this recipe again. The chocolate chips were very good with the flakey brownie and the brownie itself was moist in the middle and chewy throughout!!!
Absolutly amazing!! If you want to have a blondie just like at applebees make the buttermilk syrup that is on this site and pour some over the brownie.... that Makes it even more AMAZING.
This recipe is just like the one I made years ago and I could never find it again. It came out perfectly. Nice and chewy, not too cakey, not too sweet. I doubled the recipes and I did cut down on the baking powder some. It seemed like a lot to me. I think I used about 3/4 of the recommended amount maybe a little bit less. I also used brownulated light brown sugar. Ya know, the one that pours ;). Oh, yeah, I cooked them in a 13x9 glass pan and did spray the pan lightly with cooking spray I also cooked them for slightly longer than the suggested time. My oven is brand new so I know the temperature is correct. They needed an extra 10 minutes or so. They came out excellent. Perfect.
Double this recipe and bake in a 9x13. These are to die for...so, you'll need twice as many. I love to mix butterscotch and chocolate chips. Yum!
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Servings Per Recipe: 6
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Calories: 477
Calories from Fat: 209
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In 1966, the Boone County Health Council, which was introduced in 1937, was dissolved and the Boone County Health Department (BCHD) was established by resolution. In 1985, Boone county voters passed a referendum allowing the county to levy a tax in support of public health. The department has since met the criteria necessary to be designated as a certified public health department by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Calvert County Chamber of Commerce members had the opportunity to hear opposing views from state delegates regarding upcoming bills and legislation Tuesday morning at the annual State Legislative Breakfast at the Rod'N'Reel Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach.
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller Jr. (D-Calvert, Prince George's), Del. Anthony J. O'Donnell (R-Calvert, St. Mary's) and Del. Mark Fisher (R-Calvert) were in attendance to answer questions posed by the chamber members. After each legislator addressed the audience about what to expect in the upcoming year, each answered questions ranging in scope, from the proposed Dominion project to minimum wage to marijuana legalization and even Super Bowl predictions.
When asked what legislators would tell citizens about the Dominion Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas proposed exportation project and what steps would be taken this session regarding it, Miller stressed the importance of the project and his support for it, though he addressed the present Dominion leaders at the breakfast, pointing his finger toward them.
"Guess what, Dominion? You've got to do your job and make sure the people of Calvert County are not adversely affected by the expansion of Dominion," Miller said from the podium. "You do your job, and we'll do our job and see that the plan goes forward."
Fisher said he supported the project for the cheaper and cleaner energy Dominion would provide, as well as the jobs.
"The fact that we're even having a debate as to whether such a project should move forward baffles me in the face of this high unemployment rate we have here in Maryland, which remains in the double digits," Fisher said.
O'Donnell said he supported the Dominion project, as well, but steered the question toward the budget deficit.
"Everyone wants to fund a lot of good things in government. But you can do it too much," O'Donnell said. "In the worst economy in 80 years, our budget has grown by $9.5 billion over the last seven years. It's too much. It's out of control, and our kids are gonna pay for it."
The next questions asked legislators about the "rain tax," passed by the General Assembly in 2013 to help fund cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay. A repeal of the law sits atop the agenda of Republicans.
"There is no rain tax in Calvert County. There's not going to be any," Miller said to the audience, referring to the stormwater management fee as a way to protect the Chesapeake Bay "that we all love so much."
When it came to opposing additional taxes such as the "rain tax" and personal property tax, opposed by Republicans, Miller said he turns to the county commissioners.
"If the county commissioners say they need it because there's no revenue coming into the county through businesses, then I'm not going to vote to abolish it," Miller said.
Fisher called the tax "an insult to the intelligence of the people of Southern Maryland" because prior to the tax, he said, Maryland already had some of the strictest stormwater management laws in the country.
"To make sure that Senator Miller is corrected in this particular situation, by all means, let's pass the rain tax repeal bill to make sure it doesn't apply to Calvert County," Fisher said. "It's just an additional tax to try to run you out of the state and try to create more spending in Annapolis."
O'Donnell said the tax applies to every county in the state but is currently only active in 10 because it does not go into effect until the county reaches 100,000 residents.
"At our current growth rate, it may take a while," O'Donnell said.
When asked about raising the minimum wage in Maryland, Miller and Fisher again had opposing views.
Miller supported raising the minimum wage "at a reasonable rate" to help those struggling financially, while finding a way to give breaks to business owners.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, Fisher said raising the minimum wage would "devalue work in America and demonize success."
"The solution," he said, "is to make Maryland more business friendly, so we can create more companies … and, therefore, will [create] pressure on wages, which will cause wages to go up."
When asked about their views on Common Core, all three were at a loss about what the state-mandated change to education really was.
"A lot of us are trying to figure out what it really means," O'Donnell said from the podium, to which Miller replied from his seat, "I have no idea," yet Miller also addressed the audience saying Common Core was positive for students.
"I don't really know what Common Core is, and I would like anyone who knows what it is to define it," Fisher said addressing the audience. "The trend we're seeing is more mandates like Common Core where no one can really tell you what it is. … I think we need to stop the mandates."
Finally, when asked about their Super Bowl predictions, Miller had a few choice words:
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My other hobby besides welding is shooting sports. I was looking on some web page and I saw something called a snail trap. I want to replicate it but make it tons smaller. It is designed for indoor shooting ranges. It works kind of like a one way door. It is composed of a square opening that tapers down to a smaller opening blocked by a one way metal or hard rubber flap. When the bullet enters drum, the flap shuts behind it. The bullet spins around the drum and slows down. I want to shrink it down to a 2'x2' entrance. It needs to survive a .22 LR bullet. Any suggestions on material thickness or does anyone have one of these. I will post pics when I find them.
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I work part time at an indoor shooting range.
.22lr will clog up a snail trap in short order.
The soft exposed lead and low energy just smear the lead against the steel.
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welder_guy if all you are shooting is .22 LR then a standard slant wall trap will work fine. The ones Cabelas and places sell are fairly lightweight steel so they shouldn't be hard to build at all. Some where I have a set of plans for one I got from a buddy of mine. I think he got them thru the NRA bookstore. I'll look but don't hold your breath, its been years since I looked at them. Lord knows where they are if I even still have them.
One thing to remember regardless is to set up some sort of exhaust ventilation if you shoot indoors to remove any airborne lead dust.
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Elam was an animal last night. But, he looks more of a SS at the next level to me.
If were talking Kenny Vaccaro with our 2a, I can get on board with that.
Will Davis, CB Utah State, if he falls to 2nd. UtSt asks a lot of him - they rarely give him help - and he locks it down.
Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB UConn, if he falls to 2nd. 6'1, smooth for his size, really consistent, team captain, played great against Louisville.
And I'd be 100% down with taking Rambo in the second round.
I like Wreh-Wilson too. Moves well but can get physical, which we'd need in man coverage. But most mocks at this stage have him as a mid rounder?
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I like Elam...but if you guys should definitely check out Phillip Thomas. That kid is a stud...and would be a perfect compliment to Reshad Jones. Im also a fan of Rambo
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Maryland has some of the worst traffic congestion in the nation, with motorists suffering the longest average daily commute to work — about 32 minutes, according to the state Department of Transportation.
And by all projections, traffic on major highways such as Interstates 95, 70 and 270 is only expected to get worse over the next 20 years.
To determine what steps need to be taken to help relieve such congestion, the state is the process of updating its 2035 Maryland Transportation Plan, a long-range blueprint that will outline transportation goals and priorities.
"This is a statewide plan," MDOT Strategic Planning Manager Michael J. Haley said Thursday. "This is a policy guide that helps make up [financial] investment decisions."
Haley was participating in a workshop being held at the Maryland State Highway Administration offices in Frederick to provide area residents, community leaders, government agencies and elected officials from Frederick County and elsewhere the opportunity to offer suggestions for the state plan.
Over the next several months, the state will hold similar workshops throughout Maryland, Haley said. The plan will be finalized in the fall and released to the public next January,
During the workshop, about 60 participants were divided into groups, where they were asked by state transportation officials to come up with ideas to improve highway congestion, mass transit, safety and the environment. Their suggestions will be considered by state officials for inclusion in the plan.
Frederick city Alderman Karen Young (D) — who was recently elected chairwoman of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, a regional planning board that looks at transportation, economics and the environment — suggested that bike paths be installed in communities where people live and work.
"A lot of people say 'Bike paths are nice things to have, but are not necessary,'" Young said. "I would disagree with that.... We need to move toward anything that gets people out of their cars."
Young and her group also suggested that government planners encourage housing developments where people live and work.
In Frederick, the new community of Market Square currently under construction off Md. 26 north of Frederick city, is an example of a live-and-work plan, that includes townhouses, restaurants and businesses.
To improve safety on area highways, participants also suggested lowering speed limits through traffic lights and increasing law enforcement. Increased rail and transit options also were suggested.
Frederick city Alderman Shelley Aloi (R) said, in an interview after the workshop, that state highway officials heard their suggestions, but the problem will be finding the money to implement them.
"The biggest thing is the funding strategy," she said.
Aloi said, though the key to eliminating some of the traffic on I-270 is to bring more jobs to the county, many residents chose to take jobs out of the county, because of higher salaries.
"The key is bringing jobs here," she said. "But certain people make a choice to go down the road."
Workshop participant John DiFonzo, an engineer for the city of Cumberland in Allegany County, said they would welcome some of the state's traffic problems, if it meant more businesses and residents moving to that area.
With a population of 20,859, Cumberland was once the regional business and commercial center for Western Maryland.
But what was once a thriving industrial city in the 1980s, before many of the plants closed their doors and moved elsewhere, is now a small-town community with a population that has continued to decline since 1990.
"All those industrial jobs are gone and we're left with a nice community," DiFonzo said. "We're trying to get people in our area. But we're still pretty far out [from the metropolitan area]. It would be great to get the jobs and the movement of people."
DiFonzo said he had less to contribute to the workshop because his city has no traffic congestion but it was important for him to attend.
"We're all part of the state of Maryland, and it's really important the state of Maryland does not forget us," he said.
Despite the intentions, it is unclear whether Thursday's workshop will do much to improve the traffic congestion projected over the next 20 years.
Resident population and traffic are all expected to increase, according to the state transportation department.
"Maryland's population in 2010 was over 5.7 million, and it's projected to increase by one million and produce an additional 600,000 jobs by 2035," according to a workshop document. "Freight activity is expected to more than double by 2035."
From 2013 to 2040, Frederick County's population is expected to increase by 38 percent but its job growth is projected to only increases by 16 percent, according to study released in November by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, a group of elected officials that plans transportation improvements in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
That means that the 110,200 vehicles that currently travel down I-270 transporting county residents to jobs in Montgomery County, Washington D.C., and Virginia, will only increase in number.
Finding the money to expand the state's highway system, bus transit and freight capacity will be difficult. The SHA currently spends 82 percent of its capital budget just to maintain highways, workshop documents said.
Increasing Maryland's gas tax of 23.5 cents-per-gallon has been proposed by state lawmakers.
Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) has also proposed adding the state's 6 percent sales tax to gasoline earlier this year, but the proposal stalled in the legislature.
O'Malley has said it could come up again during the current legislative session, which began Wednesday. The money raised would go to transportation projects statewide.


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The daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, Angelina Jolie (Voight) was born on Jun. 4, 1975 in Los Angeles. Like her older brother by two years, director James Haven (Voight), Jolie seemed destined for a career in the arts. At the age of 11, she began studying at the famed Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City. Even before commencing her formal training, Jolie made her screen debut as a tyke in a bit part in the Hal Ashby-directed comedy "Lookin' to Get Out" (1982). While reviewers savaged the movie - which was co-scripted and co-produced by her father - its littlest thespian fortunately emerged unscathed. The experience briefly turned young Angelina off of show business - she even briefly considered going into funeral directing for a time - but she eventually bounced back.
With two extremely photogenic parents, it came as no surprise that Jolie inherited gorgeous good looks, with her most striking being her lush lips. Her comeliness allowed her to segue back into show business, first as a professional model, and later as an actress in music videos. In addition to appearing in five student films directed by her older brother, Jolie became a member of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Theatre Company, where she honed her craft alongside such veteran players as Holly Hunter, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan. Jolie made her return to the screen playing a heroic human/machine hybrid in the above-average direct-to-video sci-fi actioner "Cyborg II: Glass Shadows" (1993), but the entry went virtually unnoticed by critics. Luckily, her flashy role as Kate (a.k.a. 'Acid Burn') in the cyber-thriller "Hackers" (1995) garnered her more attention and better notices. Paired with rising young British actor Jonny Lee Miller, Jolie played a teen computer whiz battling an evil genius. "Hackers" fizzled at the box office, but the romantic leads sizzled, both onscreen and off. Jolie and Miller's chemistry eventually culminated in their wedding in 1996. Though the two would divorce just three years later, Jolie and Miller would remain close friends even after their break-up.
More film work readily followed for Jolie, initially in small-scale character-driven indies. In an indifferently received adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' novel "Foxfire" (1996), Jolie played a mysterious outsider named Legs Sadovsky - described in Variety as "sort of a female James Dean" - who helps some other teenage girls stand up for their rights. In Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna's romantic comedy-drama "Love Is All There Is" (1996), Jolie displayed a humorous and innocent light as half of a pair of star-crossed lovers divided by their families' feud. That same year, the actress appeared in the high-minded suspense drama "Without Evidence," playing a drug-addicted teen, and "Mojave Moon," opposite Danny Aiello. Next came "Playing God" (1997), in which Jolie capably essayed a woman torn between her gangster boyfriend (Timothy Hutton) and a discredited doctor (David Duchovny) in his employ. While the films remained largely unseen by most moviegoers, Jolie received strong notices for each of these projects.
Unlike many feature stars, Jolie showed no compunction about working on the small screen. Case in point: during the late 1990s, the actress appeared in a handful of exceptional made-for-TV productions that effectively allowed her to strut her stuff on her own terms. In 1997, Jolie received top notices for her co-starring turn alongside Annabeth Gish and Dana Delaney as Texas pioneers in the 1997 CBS historical miniseries, "True Women." Jolie then brought a fiery passion to her portrayal of Cornelia Wallace, the politician's first wife, in the biographical miniseries "George Wallace" (TNT, 1997). But it was her dazzling turn as another real-life figure - the late supermodel Gia Carangi - that catapulted Jolie into the public consciousness. Jolie's brave, sensitive performance as the drug-addicted, AIDS-stricken title character in HBO's excellent biopic "Gia" (1998) brought the beauty widespread critical acclaim. For her efforts, Jolie was twice Emmy-nominated in the supporting category for "George Wallace," which she lost to co-star Mare Winningham, and in the leading category for "Gia," which she ended up losing to Ellen Barkin. Fortunately, Jolie received more-than-adequate consolation for her Emmy losses by picking up two back-to-back Golden Globe Awards for both performances.
After this spate of acclaimed television appearances, Jolie found her way back into films, landing roles that showcased her acting strengths. In 1998, Jolie received special notice for her work in the comedy-drama "Playing By Heart" (1998), as Joan, an outgoing club kid smitten with the sullen Keenan (Ryan Phillippe). Vivid and engaging, Jolie easily held her own among an ensemble cast featuring such luminaries as Gena Rowlands and Sean Connery. The following year, the actress joined John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton in Mike Newell's Big Apple-set comedy about air traffic controllers, "Pushing Tin" (1999). Jolie later got her feet wet in the increasingly crowded crime-drama pond playing a tough rookie cop assisting a quadriplegic detective (Denzel Washington) in "The Bone Collector" (1999), a flawed, but well-acted serial killer thriller directed by Philip Noyce. Jolie rounded out the year by landing the much sought after co-starring role of the disturbed Lisa Rowe in "Girl, Interrupted." Based on author Susanna Kaysen's best-selling memoir of her own two-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, Jolie's showy turn as the sociopathic inmate netted Jolie a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
But public respect would come neither immediately nor easily for Jolie, even after winning Hollywood's highest honor. Far more interested in her girl-gone-wild ways, the tabloids tended to dismiss her talents in favor of her more unorthodox personal life. Among the gossip fodder were her exotic tattoos, extensive collection of knives and her past "cutting" experiences, her provocative revelations, and her intimations of a profoundly edgy sex life. The tabloids also made much hay out of Jolie's close relationship with her look-alike brother, James Haven - a bond which raised many eyebrows after Jolie planted a passionate kiss on his lips in plain view of paparazzi. It did not help matters when she declared she was "in love with her brother" upon accepting the Oscar. Media saturation would reach a boiling point in mid-2000, when Jolie became the fifth wife of her "Pushing Tin" co-star, the equally eccentric and significantly older actor Billy Bob Thornton. A match made in tabloid heaven, the couple's constant declarations of love and erotic devotion to each other was capped by the wacky revelation that the two wore vials of one another's blood around each other's necks and had sex in the car on the way to the "Pushing Tin" premiere.
Her off-screen quirks notwithstanding, the actress continued portraying tough young women on the big screen. In the flashy but unfulfilling car heist thriller "Gone in 60 Seconds" (2000), Jolie crackled in scenes even opposite notorious scene-stealing star Nicolas Cage. Jolie's next project was as the flesh-and-blood embodiment of the titular adventuress in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001). Based on the wildly popular "Tomb Raider" video game franchise, Lara Croft launched an Indiana Jones-style adventure series which failed to impress critics, but racked up a healthy box office take. The film also marked Jolie's first adult collaboration with her father, Jon Voight, who played her character's father in the film. Shortly after their onscreen pairing, however, Voight made a series of disparaging comments regarding his daughter's mental emotional stability (or lack thereof) to the entertainment newsmagazine "Access Hollywood" (syndicated, 1996- ). Outraged by the insult, Jolie immediately responded by painting Voight as a philandering, self-righteous hypocrite who cheated on her mother. The resulting rift between father and daughter would last for several years and several on-camera pleas by Voight to give him another chance.
Meanwhile, back on the career front, Jolie - possibly distracted by her tumultuous personal crises - seemed a bit unfocused in her next two features. Starring opposite Antonio Banderas in the noir-wannabe "Original Sin" (2001), Jolie came off less than committed, despite some steamy erotic sequences. Her follow-up, the dramatic vehicle "Life or Something Like It" (2002), in which she played a superficial, platinum blonde newscaster forced to examine her existence more closely, also died quickly. Jolie subsequently took a significant hiatus from film, but continued to make headlines in her personal life, divorcing Thornton in 2003 amid rumors of his infidelity, which he denied. It was also rumored that Jolie's recent adoption of a baby boy from a Cambodian orphanage, whom she named Maddox, did not help the marriage.
The actress returned to familiar territory for her comeback screen vehicle, the sequel "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" (2003), a lackluster follow-up to a lackluster first outing. Reflecting their off-screen internecine tensions, Voight did not reprise his role in this follow-up. "Cradle of Life" was followed by a turn in the righteous political/romantic drama "Beyond Borders" (2003). After this came a dangerous foray into Ashley Judd territory with a starring role in the routine thriller "Taking Lives" (2004), in which Jolie played an FBI profiler caught up in dangerous and erotic intrigue. Signing up for another purely commercial vehicle, the actress adopted another rich accent as she cheekily played the eye patch-sporting Captain Frankie Cook, the leader of an all-female amphibious attack squadron, in the retro action-adventure "Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow" (2004). Cast opposite Jude Law and fellow Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, Jolie joined the CGI-laden action-adventure battling giant robots in an Art Deco environment. Jolie then lent her voice to the finny femme fatale, Lola, in DreamWorks' CGI-animated underwater underworld opus "A Shark's Tale" (2004). Finally, Jolie closed out the year with a bizarrely seductive turn as Alexander's mother, Olympias, who raises her son to believe in his impressive destiny, in Oliver Stone's historical epic "Alexander the Great," which bombed at the box office.
Jolie's profile as both a movie star and public figure rose to even more epic proportions when she co-starred with the equally lovely actor Brad Pitt in the Doug Liman-helmed actionfest "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005). The actors played a bored married couple who are actually rival assassins, each hired to kill the other. Almost from the get-go, rumors abounded of an on-set romance between Jolie and Pitt, innuendo that contributed to Pitt's subsequent split from his high-profile marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston. Though both Pitt and Jolie initially refuted the rumors, the two later took a coyer stance after being photographed together numerous times. The intense media and public interest in their possible romance propelled "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" to huge box office receipts, thanks in large part to their palpable onscreen chemistry. Needless to say, the "are they or aren't they?" nature of the Jolie-Pitt coupling captivated star watchers and quickly became the most written about celebrity story of 2005, even prompting the coining of the term "Brangelina."
Taking a page from the playbook of the late Audrey Hepburn, Jolie began using her celebrity status to bring attention to such humanitarian causes as the plight of violence-torn nations, something she began doing around the time she made "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider." As their relationship gradually emerged in the public eye, Pitt began to accompany Jolie on her missions of mercy to third world nations and grew ever more attached to her son, Maddox. Away from the screen, Jolie expressed a dedication and commitment to increasing awareness and aid to counties devastated by internal and external conflicts, disease and deprived conditions. In 2001, after the actress made several trips to the war-torn nations of Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Pakistan, Jolie was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It was during one of these trips that in 2005, she adopted an infant daughter from an Ethiopian orphanage whom she named Zahara. Later that year, surprising the world at large, Pitt petitioned to adopt the two children as his own. A year later, on May 27, 2006, Jolie and Pitt welcomed their firstborn child into the world, daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. Clearly serious about starting a family, in March 2007, Jolie and Pitt made headlines once again by adopting a fourth child, a three-year-old boy from Vietnam whom they named Pax. And no one was surprised when the couple gave birth to twins Vivienne and Knox in 2008.
Returning to the big screen, Jolie next starred as Marianne Pearl, the wife of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, in the gripping drama "A Mighty Heart" (2007). Though Jolie's casting initially sparked a furor of controversy among minority groups, as Marianne Pearl was of Afro-Cuban/Dutch ancestry, much of the complaints dissipated upon the film's release. Hailed by many as quite possibly the boldest performance of her career, Jolie's portrayal of Marianne Pearl was rooted in dignity and reflected a tragic truthfulness free of exploitative sentimentality. Unfortunately, the serious film was released during the summer box office season, rendering it lost amidst all the big-budget special effect movies. Also that year, Jolie became a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, then received the International Rescue Committee's annual Freedom Award for her contributions to the cause of refugees and human freedom.
Back on the big screen, Jolie starred in the high-action comic book thriller, "Wanted" (2008), playing a supersensory assassin who mentors an office-bound wimp (James McAvoy), turning him into a highly skilled member of a centuries-old order of hit men. Following a leading voice role as Tigress in the blockbuster animated family comedy "Kung Fu Panda" (2008), Jolie returned to Oscar-caliber form with "Changeling" (2008), a period thriller inspired by true events directed by Clint Eastwood. Jolie played a distressed mother taking on the Los Angeles Police Department in 1928 when her son mysteriously reappears after having gone missing. Sure that the boy is not her son and in search of answers, she fights a corrupt bureaucracy that tries to publicly declare her unfit and delusional. Jolie's strong performance earned her nominations at both the Golden Globes and Academy Awards for Best Actress. Despite her continued acclaim for her accomplishments, Jolie was forced to continually contend with tabloid stories about herself, her family and her relationship with Brad Pitt. In early 2010, Jolie and Pitt sued the British tabloid News of the World for reporting that they were about to break up after the paper refused to either apologize or retract its story. Several months later, the lawsuit was settled with the tabloid issuing a public apology and paying an undisclosed sum for damages, which was donated to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
Meanwhile, Jolie returned to blockbuster prominence as the star of "Salt" (2010), a fast-paced spy thriller in which she played a dedicated CIA agent forced to go on the run after she is accused of being a Russian mole. A box-office hit during a busy summer, "Salt" was notable for being originally written for a male lead. She next starred in another espionage thriller, "The Tourist" (2010), playing a mysterious British woman who pulls an unwitting American (Johnny Depp) vacationing in Italy into a whirlwind of intrigue and danger. Though attractively filmed, "The Tourist" was blasted by most critics for its slow plot and lack of chemistry between the leads. Regardless, the movie earned unexpected Golden Globe nominations for both Jolie and Depp. After once again voicing Tigress in "Kung Fu Panda 2" (2011), she made her directorial debut with "In the Land of Blood and Honey" (2011), a love story between a Serbian soldier (Gora Kostic) and a Bosnian prisoner (Zana Marjanovic) that played out against the backdrop of the Bosnian War. Also in 2011, Jolie was recognized for her decade of service as the U.N.'s Goodwill Ambassador, while the following year she and Pitt announced their official engagement in April. (Pitt and Jolie got married in Chateau Miraval, France, on August 23, 2014.) Things remained relatively quiet for Jolie in the following months, until May of 2013, when she made a surprising revelation in a New York Times op-ed piece: She had undergone a preventive double mastectomy due to her high risk of developing breast cancer. The tone of her writing was strong and reassuring, and she continued to prepare for future projects. Jolie's next big screen appearance came with the title role in the revisionist fairy tale "Maleficient" (2014), retelling the story of Sleeping Beauty from the villain's point of view. This was followed by her next directorial effort, the biopic "Unbroken" (2014), about Olympian and World War II prisoner of war Louis Zamperini, based on the best-selling biography by Laura Hillenbrand.


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We have become such conscious beings that we now over complicate stress which used to be a simple subconscious survival mechanism.
We are not teaching our bodies to react with our mind, we are retraining ourselves to not over think our physical coping mechanisms to life.
Two things in Kelly's talk got me thinking about the roots of this:
1. Stress is the body's way of overcoming the stressor.
2. Human interaction is a natural desire that helps stress.
First off, why would we think of stress as bad when it's purpose is to help us? Kelley McGonigal has stated it and biology states it, stress is the body's way to react to a challenge. Who would want to compete with this natural reaction? By saying our mind has the power to create a positive affect from stress is to say that stress is a negative reaction. But as stated, it has been a positive response and we have to rediscover how to work with that response.
Regarding our desire for human interaction; it seems like a very animal like response. When we look at the response to stress in animals such as monkeys (that's very broad because I'm speculating) I have a feeling very few of them break down and start pulling their hair out. The natural response as Kelly mentioned is to seek help. In an animal pack that is exactly what will happen while in the human world social interaction has become so much more complex that reaching out for help could show signs of weakness and cause embarrassment.
So why do we compete with stress? I believe this is because humans have been trained out of it; we've brushed our natural response to stress aside as we've become more dominant as a race and as we've made more and more technological advances.
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Sep 21 2013: I don't think primitive people got accustomed to stress, and everything was fine. See sociological study called "Future Shock", published about 30 years ago. Lots of charts, etc. showing that we are all living with constantly increasing stress levels as the years go by. The worst part of it is, the people get even more stressed if there doesn't appear to be any way out of it. PTSD is basiclly caused by unremitting stress. My theory is, a lot of craziness we see more and more often, like mass shootings, is merely the spreading of such stressfulness into ordinary life, where formerly it was mostly soldiers reacting that way. Now it is common. And the reason seems to be partly many the "Improvement s" of the last hundred years. (Even changes for the better are stressful., like job changes) Certainly the wiping out of the blue collar middle class is stressful., Expect more shootings. Cutting Foods Stamps, etc. may help "the Economy", i.e. Bankers bottom lines, but it is very stressful for everyone else.
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Sep 14 2013: I do not know the history of psychiatry but imagine that someone invented the word stress to remove the stigma of the word 'fear. Stress is fear - fear of looking stupid, fear of failure, fear of heights, fear of starving, fear of being killed... Stress has become medicalised, but fear exists in every species. Humans societies of all faiths and political persuasions have built elaborate systems to pacify their citizens via education and social conditioning - civilisation in other words.... So fear has been reduced ... but what remains is internalised and has no outlet.
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You only have to look at the trouble-spots around the world today to see how the human animal behaves when fear is allowed to be expressed un-checked. And look at the returning soldiers from war-zones, mentally scarred by PTSD with a catastrophic suicide rate. Their courage - facing their fear and 'doing it anyway' - is expected by everyone else... and yet who honestly could say they could display that level of courage even for one hour? Not many of us I'll bet.
Sep 21 2013: 2s: No, "Fear" is not a good term.. Too negative. Besides, lots of situations where one gets keyed up , like before a game, are pleasurable, but still "Stress".
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Sep 10 2013: I believe we always have had stress/anxiety but today we do not have the releases that were available to release the stress.
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Sep 11 2013: For example?? What releases are you thinking of?
Sep 11 2013: Because the world was more physical, people had that release. Also, the the western movement of the population, driven by free land, and escaping the stress of the environment.
Sep 15 2013: Do you think that exercise.....movement might improve the stress situation today?
Also, by 'western movement', do you mean to say that the fact that people got to escape their former life by moving out west they were able to escape stress?..........If that's what you mean, then, what about all the danger on those trails?Sep 15 2013: Yup, for me physical activity helps relieve stress and anxiety and have talked to others that this seems to help.
The "escape" by moving West put people into different environment and could well change the stress.
Sep 15 2013: I will agree with the movement/exercise part.
As for the movement out west.....for me it's a toss up.
There was so much danger involved in this "change of environment", so much death, disease, and troubles (droughts, fire, Indians etc.....) that I cannot say that it would relieve stress..........on the contrary, it would give them a new set of issues to be anxious over.
Although, I do think that in general, a change of environment often does individuals under stress a lot of good.............a long walk on the beach, a weekend escape into the mountains, etc....Sep 9 2013: It is true that perhaps in the past, people were not so stressed out as they are now. This could either be an exaggeration of what they really are feeling, or, it could just be that the "stress" and pressure we are facing now is greater than those faced by people in the past as well as animals. I'm sure that two centuries ago, people would not have had to worry about their company's sales going down. Monkeys surely do not need to tear their hair out because they failed to get the marks they expected, etc. I think that we ourselves have complicated our lives to the extent that stress, which used to be a normal survival mechanism (a life saver!), is now very often the cause of death (depression and suicidal). I hope my comments and ideas were valuable, thank you.
Sep 8 2013: I think that some people confuse stress with anxiety.
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What do you think?
Sep 8 2013: Yes Mary, I think you're correct.
I've been taught (in therapy) that stress is the physiological reaction to anxiety, which is the result of negative thinking.
Sep 9 2013: Thank you Leigh for your reply.
I find anxiety to be a bit normal........because a lot of things happen to us and to those around us, and of course we may very well worry in excess and end up suffering from stress.
So then, from what I think, and what you have explained, if the culprit to stress, is excessive attention to anxieties of life, then can something be done?
How can we reduce the feeling of being anxious?
Any ideas?
Sep 9 2013: negative thinking is normal too...have you heard of the 3 principles?
You can't force yourself not to be stressed just like you can't force your mind not to think negatively. They are both normal depending on what level of consciousness you are in.
Leigh Lee
Sep 9 2013: Hi Mary,
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I agree - anxiety is very normal. Everyone experiences it and it serves to protect us in certain situations as well.
It becomes problematic when the level of anxiety is high enough to interrupt a person's daily functioning and/or manifests itself in dangerous/unhealthy behaviour.
There are many reasons why anxiety can reach this level.
During my hospital stays and then consequent group and individual therapy, I was/am taught about the theories behind anxiety as well as the theories behind the strategies that I was/am taught to use to try to reduce it.
My problem right now is, that I've been given so much information over the years that I can't possibly tell you everything that I've learned.
I can tell you that CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) is the main therapy I've been taught. Briefly, it looks at how our Automatic Negative Thoughts influence our emotions which also influence our behaviour. It's finding out where these ANT have come from that is the important part - we learned about "Irrational Beliefs" that we have built up over the years that drive a lot of our thinking without us realising it and also the "Cognitive Distortions" we employ when we think about situations which lead us to such high levels of anxiety.
We also learned about how the brain "works" in relation to anxiety - we talked about the Amygdala and Brain Plasticity among other things - all very interesting. Group Therapy was like being back at Uni again - the theory part of the day was always my favourite!
We learned so much more about each of the above concepts, as well as others.
But I haven't really answered your question, Mary.
Maybe give me some time and I'll try to summarise a few things for you :)Sep 9 2013: Lee, what you have written is very interesting.
I am 'somewhat' familiar with the information, but not with the precise technical terminology you have used.
You know, we accumulate so much information throughout our years of life Lee, that it is sometimes impossible to share in a cohesive way with others every thing we have cataloged in our mind......I totally get what you are saying.
The point that I truly find fascinating, and which I would like to read about more, is "how the brain works in relation to anxiety".......any links that you can provide, will be very much appreciated.
Let me ask you this............don't you think that sometimes anxiety and stress are also related to depression? And to unsolved issues from a person's past? What can you tell me about this?
Thank you for the exchange thus far Lee, I really appreciate it.
Sep 10 2013: Hi Mary,
I also found the information that we learned about our brain and the way it functions fascinating - I didn't have any knowledge of it before I was hospitalised! (btw - our Private Psychiatric Hospitals are wonderful, but that's another story)
I will certainly write more about it and provide some links for you when I return later today.
For now - anxiety/stress and depression are most definitely related - comorbid depression and anxiety are very common. (Comorbid = exist together)
For me, personally, if I do happen to decrease my level of anxiety about a particular subject, I sometimes then fall into a depressive state - can't win, hey! My doctor has told me this is because my anxiety actually masks my depression.
Issues from the past - another definite! This actually ties in with the function of our brain.
When I return I'll be happy to explain in more detail what I'm talking about.
Leigh :)Sep 10 2013: Hi Mary,
I've attempted to explain some of what I was taught about the brain and its role in anxiety, below :)
Our brains look for patterns. On the positive side, this is a survival technique. After encountering a dangerous situation (we) our brains remember to keep away from it if we encounter the same situation again. On the negative side though, this search for patterns can cause us to perceive relationships between completely unrelated events, which can cause anxiety. (For example: you don't receive an invitation from a friend for her upcoming birthday and you immediately think this is because you forgot to help her out with something last week, so you link the events together and conclude that she must be mad at you. In reality, though, she hadn't sent any of the invitations yet as something of urgency had come up for her.)
Once negative patterns are formed in our brains, they are strengthened over time by any input (experiences) that confirm them. Neurones, synapses and neurotransmitters all play a part in this. They are physical structures which are formed as a result of our thoughts, emotions etc. These connections can be weakened, however, by forming new ones with positive experiences that invalidate these negative ones.
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Furthermore, we can become hyper-vigilant and try to protect ourselves from the anxiety caused by negative experiences, which in turn causes more anxiety. For example, people who have formed abandonment issues as a result of childhood experiences, might as adults continually look for signs of rejection from others and will often misinterpret the words, tone of voice, facial expressions and/or actions of others as being ones of rejection. As you can imagine, this makes all kinds of relationships extremely difficult for both the anxious person as well as the other person/people in the relationships. (Patients with such issues may even think their own therapists are trying to reject them.)
Joseph Ledoux has developed theories about how the part of the brain called the Amygdala plays a significant role in the establishment of our fear responses. He talks about the "high road" and the "low road" in relation to our reactions to our experiences. Here's a link to explain this in detail http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/fear1.htm
Basically, people with anxiety disorders tend to take the "low road" - our brain continually evaluates experiences as potentially threatening, bypasses the pre-fontal cortex where reasoning occurs and then sets up the fight, flight or freeze response, which we experience as anxiety. Once again, people's life experiences apparently affect the working of the Amygdala. For example, if you are brought up in a situation where you are constantly or even inconsistently in a state of fear (in reference to rational fear responses to realistically frightening situations) your Amygdala gets such a work out, that it becomes your default setting, so that even as an adult, your Amygdala assumes that many situations you find or might find yourself in ("what if" ing) have a very good chance of being "dangerous" to the self and so it habitually becomes triggered, causing anxiety on a regular basis.
I hope you find this interesting.
Leigh :)Sep 11 2013: "I hope you find this interesting"..........Oh boy.....did I ever, thank you.
I found the example in your first section about the birthday party invitations to be very revealing.
It is so incredible how oftentimes, if we are not careful, we can jump to wrong conclusions and end up undermining our relationships.
Also interesting is the fact you bring up 'fear' in your information.
I find that fear is very much connected with anxiety, as well as stress......and depression.
Another interesting point, and one which I have often wondered about, is the relationship between anxiety and depression. So, in your case, if your anxiety level is low, you may fall into a depressive state? Hmm. And your doctor says that your anxiety masks your depression. Now that is very interesting. I have known individuals who are in a constant state of anxiety, and I have always suspected that down deep they may be suffering from depression. They put so much on their plate at one time.......it's almost like they have to stay very busy, or else they will be forced to think about something they desperately are trying to avoid. That is what I have perceived from the many years of knowing them.
I will share this with you since you have been so open and honest with me.
There is a verse in scripture which reads: "Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let YOUR petitions be made known to God; and the peace of God that excels all thought will guard YOUR hearts and YOUR mental powers by means of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7)
Although many individuals do not share my same belief in the scriptures, I find that there are certain points which are mentioned in them, which have helped me personally. This aforementioned one is one such counsel. I find that praying, when I am stressed, helps me quite a bit.
I thank you for your insights, and honesty, and for the link.
I will read through it.
Thanks so much!!
Mary :)
Sep 11 2013: Hi Mary,
Thank you so much for your kind reply.
I'll address some of the points you've brought up above a little later on.
Leigh :)Sep 30 2013: Theodore: You had just expressed the idea that we either manage stress or eliminate it. "Those are the options". I can't see that we are doing eihter one, although there is a lot of talk about it. The only group I can think of who is succeeding in this are the Amish.Sep 13 2013: You've not supplied a great deal to support your conjectures here. Stress can be perceptual, there can be positive levels of stress and negative stress.
Acknowledging the Power of Positive Stress: Alex Charfen at TEDxRedondoBeach
Negative stress can have profound effects on the body.
'Stress, Neurodegeneration and Individual Differences' by Robert Sapolsky
Ryan Niese
Sep 14 2013: I understand I have not supplied much support and that is because I personally don't know much about the subject however I appreciate where the comments have gone. I believe Robert Sapolsky stated it perfectly when he states that we are in this realm where we can "...secrete Glucocorticoid merely with thoughts...this capacity to chronically turn on the stress response for reasons of physiological or social stress...this system did not evolve for chronic activation." He says much more but I feel this captures the essence of what I was getting at with my original thought. I'd say regardless of this being a chronic thins, the system did not evolve for as many social triggers as we have in our day and age. This helps me understand that there is such thing as too much/ bad stress and what the biological explanation is for it.
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As for the other talk, its great. I believe these two are brilliantly paired and get at the concepts that i believe to be the true struggle of stress.
Now I would challenge that much of the bad stress is caused by incorrect or irrational perceptions of our ever growing social lives that we experience today. Stress may be the biological response but the big picture that is all too often over looked is what is causing that stress and if we better identify it can we start to control the stress?
Sep 15 2013: I hear that you are saying two things: one can control the amount of stress in one' environment by decreasing it, and/or one can better manage the stress by coping with what cannot be changed.
shawn disney
Sep 21 2013: Theodore: wouldn't it be more accurate to say that there are not 2 kinds of stress, but merely degrees that range from stimulating to paralyzing.
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Sep 21 2013: Stress may be perceived. So there is only the perception of stress. We either manage it or eliminate it. Those are the options. The failure to do either is to suffer the effects of it.
Sep 21 2013: Theodore: I take it that you are not a war vet. I have been puzzling over just how a soldier can either manage it or eliminate it, and have come up empty.Sep 21 2013: Did you miss the last part of my statement. "The failure to do either is to suffer the effects of it."
Now, granted we all have differing capacities for dealing with stress, and part of the conditioning soldiers go through addresses how they will handle stress. But stress needs up taking its toll over the long run in an accumulated fashion, resulting in what was once called "battle fatigue," and now referred to as PTSD.
See Combat stress reaction: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_stress_reaction
Sep 29 2013: Theodore: I think you are being wildly optimistic if you think our society is "managing Stress". It is more the case that the Stress is managing US. Old enough to remember the Depression, ,my main memory of those days is, how much more neurotic and out of control people's fears are nowadays , compared to then. Neurotic behavior is one of the symptoms of Battle Fatigue: i.e. over reacting to shadows, and failing to react to real threats. Seems like a good description of American society these days. We are overwhelmed with examples: I don't recall hearing about any mass shootings until 1946, right after WW2; the "War on Terror", about as sensible as the old War on Witches of 300 years ago. The very existence of the TSA . The astounding gullliblity of the public when it comes to accepting nonsensical explanations , or rather, lack of them, for such things as the WTC incidents. The constant emergence of mass shootings by ordinary people, for practically no reasons. Sounds like Battle Fatigue to me. And let us remember, even changes for the Better are stressful.Sep 30 2013: Can you point to where I claim that our society is managing stress?Sep 10 2013: Stress will continue to be a big source of revenue and profits for the medical industry.
As long as people are willing to pay for stress reduction, stress will be sold as a big problem.
Sep 11 2013: Barry, I think that a lot of industries out there receive revenue from stress.......Aromatherapy candle anyone???Sep 10 2013: Hi Dear corvallis,I did watch the talk:How to make stress your friend,it is from Kelly McGonigal.And I tried to translate it from English to Chinese.I will finish it's translation tonight and post it in my blog to share with the idea around.
I t is really a great talk to help us to recognize how our attitute and mindset about stress to effect our health.Infact there was super powerful idea comes from Tao theory:balancing things in mediation.
Anyway Here in the talk,Kelly McGonigal talked about stress from science search,it is more convincing for us to know how stress helps us in our life.
Yes,I do agree on that what u said:we have been trained out of it.It also means what we are learning not true forever,keep critical thinking in life as a habit is good.Sep 10 2013: Ryan, I just reread the OP.
You state......."in the human world social interaction has become so much more complex that reaching out for help could show signs of weakness and cause embarrassment".
I somewhat agree with this..........however, don't you think that there are many individuals who are not really aware that they are suffering from stress?
And where do you see mental illness, and depression in all of this, if I may ask?
Sep 14 2013: Mary you've had many good points and I won't cover all of them but I wanted to mention what they've got me thinking. First off, anxiety. That is the answer. When you asked that question I thought instantly that was part of what I was trying to get at. Anxiety maybe is not being confused with stress but maybe people are focusing too much on the reaction (stress) rather than the cause (anxiety). I believe if this thought was added into much of the stress discussion then we'd make huge strides in how to handle stress.
I'm not sure what you are asking. When I think of stress I think of someone who is a student; stress caused by social pressure and academic. I would be surprised if they are not aware of the fact that they are suffering from stress or "stressing out". What was an example that you were thinking?
As for the mental illness part, I believe that perception plays a huge role.
I mean none of this with disrespect to those who may suffer from mental illness. I know very little about mental illnesses and am simply speaking about what I feel is the broader picture.
The mind controls so many things and if you truly can not come up with positive and encouraging thoughts then your brain will eat its self apart. I feel these mental illnesses stem from and are linked to the same stress that started this conversation; the ever increasing social stress or should I say anxiety? I feel that those who receive professional help with these things learn the truth; anxiety is the true problem. They may become anxious about who will accept them into a social group; once in the group there is anxiety relating to how to remain and what the norms are. And I truly believe these anxieties line up with one definition of anxiety saying the thoughts are usually irrational.Sep 9 2013: @ STEPHANIE WALTERS
Thank you for your comment below Stephanie.
Yes, I do agree that negative thoughts are normal.
No, I have not heard of the 3 principles. Care to enlighten me?
I do feel that many individuals are able to keep negative thoughts, anxiety, and stress to a bare minimum.
I feel it is important to be able to use strategies to deal with these three factors, that if left unchecked, can do so much harm to ourselves and others.Sep 9 2013: The origin of the word stress is in the mechanical world where it designates a Force acting upon a component. It is the stress on the string of the yo-yo, or the kite string, which maintains functionality and keeps the object from abandoning its intended application. Proper functioning demands stress. If the Stress level becomes sufficiently high the component will yield and actually take-on an altered configuration. This is called Strain and it causes things to bend, break and generally malfunction. My point? Stress= :-) Strain= :-(
Sep 10 2013: I really enjoyed you explaining this mechanical definition of stress........so, in other words, too much stress is not good.Sep 11 2013: Hi Edward,
I also like your comparison to the mechanical world.
Just as too much stress will compromise the integrity of the structure of a building, it can do so with the structure of the brain.
Leigh :)
Sep 11 2013: Yes, but so can too little stress lead to failure. Stress has a stabilizing function. Stress keep things from getting rattled to pieces.Sep 9 2013: We have a plethora of things going on What is stress like at work if you belong to a union? What is stress like if there are many alternative jobs and choices? What is stress like in a world filled with high-fructose corn ................ etc.Sep 8 2013: For years, we have been told stress was a very bad stuff in our lives. Before, decades ago, stress has been unknown for the most of people and for many scientists. That's normal, of course. Now, we can look it from new and very interesant perspectives.
I agree with KM. I have been developing diverse and concrete jobs last years, many of them generating a lot of stress. I knew it, I felt it perfectly, I knew the risk we were informed we were facing up. No harm (apparently) for me. I think jobs with a lot of stress but positive running and results are good, they aren't dangerous or harmful. Frustration and the feeling of being trapped, or having for certain that your job will not have good results, that's a clear bad stress producer.
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