News tagged with emotion regulation
Dreaming takes the sting out of painful memories: study
They say time heals all wounds, and new research from the University of California, Berkeley, indicates that time spent in dream sleep can help.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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UCSB psychology professors study gene-culture interaction
– Two psychologists at UC Santa Barbara have provided a new twist on the old adage that people are products of both nature and nurture, in introducing a framework for understanding how these influences ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 08, 2011 |
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High blood pressure may lead to missed emotional cues
Your ability to recognize emotional content in faces and texts is linked to your blood pressure, according to a Clemson University researcher.
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Nov 03, 2011 |
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New research focuses on teenage mind
Carla Sharp, an associate professor and director of the Developmental Psychopathology Lab in clinical psychology at the University of Houston (UH), became interested in the way people think, how they organize thoughts, execute ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Stress in the city: Brain activity and biology behind mood disorders of urban residents
Being born and raised in a major urban area is associated with greater lifetime risk for anxiety and mood disorders. Until now, the biology for these associations had not been described. A new international study, which involved ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Expertise provides buffer against bias in making judgments
Gratuities, gifts, sponsorship, product price, free samples, favors all can influence judgment and decision-making. If a person is influenced in their choice of cereal, the result is a bit of income for a manufacturer. But ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Biological links found between childhood abuse and adolescent depression
Queen's University professor Kate Harkness has found that a history of physical, sexual or emotional abuse in childhood substantially increases the risk of depression in adolescence by altering a person's neuroendocrine response ...
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Apr 20, 2011 |
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Relationship-strengthening class improves life for new families
Expectant parents who completed a brief relationship-strengthening class around the time their child was born showed lasting effects on each family member's well being and on the family's overall relationships, according ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 02, 2010 |
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The impact of sleep deprivation in children
We all know kids, especially, need a good night's sleep in order to thrive. After studying thousands of children, psychologist Mona El-Sheikh, a professor of child development, says children who don't get ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Leaders of the pack display high EQ, study finds
The ability to understand emotions is a key ingredient in people who become leaders in groups with no formal authority, a new paper has found.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Study finds structural brain alterations in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
A large academic study has demonstrated structural changes in specific brain regions in female patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition that causes pain and discomfort in the abdomen, along ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 22, 2010 |
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It's all in the cortex: After a domestic squabble, brain activity appears to predict resiliency
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research suggests that the brain's lateral prefrontal cortex plays an important role in showing how well someone can rebound emotionally the day after an argument.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Building Fit Minds Under Stress: Neuroscientists Examine the Protective Effects of Mindfulness Training
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Pennsylvania-led study in which training was provided to a high-stress U.S. military group preparing for deployment to Iraq has demonstrated a positive link between mindfulness training, or ...
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Feb 15, 2010 |
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People with anxiety disorder less able to regulate response to negative emotions, study shows
People with generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, have abnormalities in the way their brain unconsciously controls emotions. That's the conclusion of a new Stanford University School of Medicine study, and the study authors ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Brain scientists extend map of fear memory formation
Draw a map of the brain when fear and anxiety are involved, and the amygdala -- the brain's almond-shaped center for panic and fight-or-flight responses -- looms large.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 27, 2010 |
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