With the return of Fear Factor, fans are once again immersed in the terrifying challenges, and fear psychologist Dr. Zach Sikora told PopCulture.com why. Dr. Zach serves as a consultant on Fox’s Fear ...

Everyone has fears. They’re important, and they’ve helped keep us alive throughout our evolution. Think about the fears characters understandably feel at certain points in Game of Thrones, the hugely ...

“Create a courage memory bank,” Lee suggests. To do this, write down previous situations (both big and small) where you acted bravely. “After you’ve written your courage memory bank, keep it in your ...

Each October, as Halloween decorations appear and horror movies fill streaming queues, people across the country indulge in fear. Haunted houses sell out, thrill-seekers line up for roller coasters ...

When someone casually tells a person with a real phobia to "just face your fears," it's like telling someone with a broken leg to simply walk it off. This well-meaning but misguided advice ...

In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), we help our patients face their fears by teaching them a technique known as exposure. In a nutshell, exposure consists of gradually coming into contact with ...

As parents, we've all been in situations where our child is terrified of something and we want to try to help our child to get over the fear so he/she can enjoy an activity. And as a specialist in ...

Students are human guinea pigs in an “Abnormal Psychology” class. — -- On a recent Sunday morning in Ohio, a group of college students found themselves in a precarious situation. They’re standing ...

A boy Wearing long, red swim trunks races down a pier toward a blue lake under a big sky … well, races as fast as he can with swim fins on his feet … and leaps into the air with arms spread wide. The ...