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  2. Information overload - Wikipedia

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    Information overload (also known as infobesity, [1] [2] infoxication, [3] or information anxiety [4]) is the difficulty in understanding an issue and effectively making decisions when one has too much information (TMI) about that issue, [5] and is generally associated with the excessive quantity of daily information. [6]

  3. Glossophobia - Wikipedia

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    Considerable research has been conducted into the causes of glossophobia, with a number of potential causes being suggested. One proposed explanation is that these anxieties are a specific symptom of social anxiety produced by fearfulness related to the fight-or-flight response, which is produced by a perceived threat; [2] this triggers an elevated defense reaction in the sympathetic nervous ...

  4. Communication apprehension - Wikipedia

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    Communication apprehension is a degree or measure of the anxiety triggered by the real or anticipated communication act, as defined by James C. McCroskey. [1] The fear of judgment from the audience and self-image are two factors which fuel the anxiety. [ 2 ]

  5. Glossary of communication disorders - Wikipedia

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    Difficulty with language or the organized-symbol system used for communication in the absence of problems such as mental retardation, hearing loss, or emotional disorders. Speech Spoken communication. Speech disorder Any defect or abnormality that prevents an individual from communicating by means of spoken words.

  6. Tangential speech - Wikipedia

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    Tangential speech or tangentiality is a communication disorder in which the train of thought of the speaker wanders and shows a lack of focus, never returning to the initial topic of the conversation. [1]

  7. Communication disorder - Wikipedia

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    Gleason (2001) defines a communication disorder as a speech and language disorder which refers to problems in communication and in related areas such as oral motor function. The delays and disorders can range from simple sound substitution to the inability to understand or use one's native language. [ 3 ]

  8. Thought blocking - Wikipedia

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    Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is defined as excessive worry about matters in two or more separate subjects for at least six months. [8] When a person experiences an anxiety attack, they may become so hyperfocused on the distressing stimuli or overwhelmed with the situation that regular speech is difficult for that person to produce.

  9. Anxiety - Wikipedia

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    Epigenetics of anxiety and stress–related disorders is the field studying the relationship between epigenetic modifications of genes and anxiety and stress-related disorders, including mental health disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and more. These ...