Smokers who regularly experience intense withdrawal symptoms, regardless of length of smoking abstinence, may be at heightened risk for experiencing panic attacks.

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Findings suggest that development of a self-medicating style of drinking among individuals with panic disorder is predicated, in part, on specific psychological characteristics of the individual. Alcohol outcome expectancies emerged as the single most important predictor of drinking behavior in this anxiety-disordered sample.

Having a global perspective is becoming a vital characteristic of informed citizens, productive employees, and members of diverse communities. as Kathryn Campbell (2014) recently noted, "It is more apparent than ever that local occurrences have global consequences, and that global systems-financial, technological, natural, ideological-have palpable local effects" (p. 3). as educators, we should bear this in mind as we prepare our students for life as citizens and workers in the 21st century.at the same time, we need to be aware of the assumptions and global perspectives that students bring to our classrooms. Resources such as the Beloit College Mindset List may help in this regard. Issued every august since 1998, the list profiles the ways in which that year's incoming students-born approximately 18 years earlier-differ from previous cohorts in "the cultural touchstones and experiences" that have shaped their worldviews (https:// www.beloit.edu/mindset). although u.s. politicians, athletes, and celebrities

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