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Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, specializing in anxiety disorders and brain-based therapy.
Known for: Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry
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Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry
This book explains how the brain’s two main anxiety pathways—the cortex and the amygdala—create fear and worry, and offers practical, neuroscience-based strategies to retrain these systems. By understanding how the brain processes anxiety, readers can learn to manage panic, fear, and chronic worry more effectively through evidence-based exercises and cognitive-behavioral techniques.
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The Two Pathways of Anxiety: Cortex and Amygdala
In every anxious experience, two regions of your brain are involved, but they play remarkably different roles. The cortex, your thinking brain, is analytical and deliberate. It’s where language, reasoning, and imagination reside. The amygdala, in contrast, is automatic, ancient, and emotional. It ac...
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The Amygdala and the Fear Response
To transform anxiety, you must first understand how the amygdala learns. It does not learn through reasoning or words; it learns through experience and association. It records sensory patterns—sights, sounds, smells—linked with danger. Once those associations are in place, the amygdala will react au...
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About Catherine M. Pittman, Elizabeth M. Karle
Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, specializing in anxiety disorders and brain-based therapy. Elizabeth M. Karle, MLIS, is a librarian and writer with a focus on psychology and self-help topics.
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