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 Most individuals are forced to live their lives online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Cybersickness" is on the rise across all ages as more people turn to their screens for entertainment. Even before the pandemic, cybersickness had been explored mostly in the context of virtual reality games that were just getting started. Researchers have discovered that cybersickness can cause nausea, dizziness and ocular motor abnormalities, according to a study by Kay Stanney and colleagues, which will be published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction in 2020.  Cybersickness, according to a recent piece in National Geographic, is like seasickness in reverse. An example of this would be when you're on a boat and your perception tells you that you're supposed to be standing stationary. When you are in a virtual environment, your body is immobile, but your senses are detecting motion. There are various measures that can be used to alleviate the dizziness and di...

Neuroticism’s Newest Twist Shows What’s Behind Your Anxiety A new view of neuroticism shows what really makes you anxious Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D.Posted Apr 17, 2018 The highly neurotic in your life, particularly if that includes you, can make mountains out of almost any molehills. Prone to worrying, assuming that the worst is just about to happen, people high in neuroticism are classically the ones who are highest in a number of maladaptive thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. The concept of neuroticism as a feature of personality can be traced back to Hippocrates, as due to possession of “melancholic” humor. Certainly, neuroticism is heavily featured in psychodynamic theories, including Karen Horney who wrote (in the 1930s) about “The Neurotic Personality of Our Time.” However, it wasn’t until the Five-Factor Model came along that neuroticism became understood as part of the larger constellation of personality’s basic dispositions. People high in neuroticism, in this view, w...