People with anxiety often perform "safety behaviors" during anxiety provoking situations. These safety behaviors make the person feel more comfortable in the situation by providing temporary relief ...

In the context of health anxiety, "safety behaviors" are what we do to try and prevent or reduce the anxiety we are experiencing from a given symptom, bodily sensation, or bodily function. The three ...

The study of occupational safety and health has been in existence for as long as there have been structured work environments. Hippocrates (460-377 BC), for example, wrote of the harmful effects of an ...

Behavioral activation is an approach to mental health that involves someone using behaviors to influence their emotional state. It is often a part of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), but it can ...