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Marieke Tollenaar is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychology, Leiden University.

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Pandemics: Survival of the ‘most anxious’?

When people in movies shake hands or crowd into elevators, do you think 'No! Keep back!'? I do. And it’s not just me. Apparently the Corona-induced fear of human contact is already wired in our brains. In this pandemic, will it be a case of survival of the most anxious?

Marieke Tollenaar • November 09, 2020

Good stress - bad stress

Is there such a thing as good stress? Or is stress always bad? Should we avoid all stress to live a long and healthy life? These were some of the questions Valerio Zeno posed in his tv-show Valerio4Ever, on his quest for eternal (or a very long) life.

Marieke Tollenaar • May 01, 2017