How scientific reasoning explains our most common daily fears from germs to natural disasters and everything in between.

Se acercan los exámenes, en casa no todo está bien y mañana toca exponer en clase. Y entonces... empiezan los dolores de estómago, desaparece el hambre, el insomnio se vuelve común, el sudor en las manos aumenta, se pasa de la tristeza a la furia en segundos y todo parece estar en contra: ¿qué pasa? En serio: ¿qué me pasa? Se llama ansiedad. ¡Y se puede controlar! Aprende a reconocer tus síntomas y a dominarlos para que no te limiten, que...

"I've got a puppy running around inside my head. His name is Ollie. Sometimes my puppy is quiet, curious, or scared. And sometimes he is excited . . . a little too excited! When that happens, I get overwhelmed. So, what's a puppy--and an anxious kid--to do? Author Elise Gravel helps children identify and cope with anxiety in a calming, mindful way." -- publisher

"Provides easily implemented interventions and coping strategies for dealing with the worrier, complainer, nagger, or micromanager in your life"-- "Normal anxiety is a coping mechanism and can be helpful at times, but when it becomes excessive it is troubling to the person who experiences it and to those who interact with them on a regular basis. In this book, author Nina W. Brown explains that the anxiety at issue here is not pathological but nevertheless...

"The teen years can be extremely challenging-and this is especially true for teens with coexisting depression and anxiety. In The Anxiety and Depression Workbook for Teens, psychologist Michael Tompkins offers straightforward and easy-to-implement cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help teens manage symptoms, connect with friends, try new things, bounce back from setbacks, and start feeling better"-- "Manage your anxiety and depression,...