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This 13-letter word describes a vivid, middle-of-the-night scare that usually wakes you up from a deep sleep.
What is a nightmare
This is the clinical term for an irrational, extreme fear of a specific object or situation, like spiders or heights.
What is a phobia
This is the scientific term for a "deja vu" experience, which translates from French to this English phrase.
What is "already seen"
This common type of anxiety is specifically triggered by the fear of being judged or embarrassed in front of other people.
What is Social Anxiety
This is the common name for the phenomenon where a song gets stuck on repeat inside your head.
What is an earworm/ involuntary musical imagery
This three-word phrase describes the automatic survival response our body goes through when we encounter something scary, preparing us to either confront the danger or run away.
What is fight-or-flight
This term describes our tendency to search for, interpret, and recall information in a way that confirms our preexisting beliefs.
What is Confirmation Bias
This common physical symptom of anxiety happens when a person starts breathing too fast or too deeply, often making them feel dizzy or lightheaded.
What is hyperventilating
This phenomenon describes when a crowd of people fails to help a victim because everyone assumes someone else will do it.
What is the Bystander Effect
This 4-letter acronym describes the relaxing, "tingly" physical sensation some people get in their scalp or neck when they hear soothing, quiet sounds like whispering or soft tapping.
What is ASMR