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Step back to move forward emotionally, study suggests

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (23) | comments 4

When you're upset or depressed, should you analyze your feelings to figure out what's wrong? Or should you just forget about it and move on?


Achieving Fame, Wealth, and Beauty are Psychological Dead Ends, Study Says

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you think having loads of money, fetching looks, or the admiration of many will improve your life — think again. A new study by three University of Rochester researchers demonstrates that progress on these ...


New research suggests key to happiness is gratitude -- and men may be locked out

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4

With Mother's Day, Father's Day and high school and college graduations upcoming, there will be plenty of gift-giving and well wishes. When those start pouring in, let yourself be grateful—it's the best way to achieve happiness ...


A life worth living: The science of human flourishing

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 09, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

What do we know about human well-being? The answer is, surprisingly little, compared with what is known about human illness, dysfunction and disease.


Research finds human emotions hold sway over physical health worldwide

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A researcher from the University of Kansas has spearheaded a new investigation into the link between emotions and health. The research proves that positive emotions are critical for upkeep of physical health for people worldwide, ...


Mary Buchanan, Study Participant

Older adults control emotions more easily than young adults

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 1

With age comes the ability to better regulate emotions in order to not disrupt performance on a memory-intensive task, according to a study published in the March issue of the journal Psychology and Aging.


Starve a fever, feed a cold, don't be stressed

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Whether it's getting a cold during exam time or feeling run-down after a big meeting, we've all experienced feeling sick following a particularly stressful time at work or school. Is this merely coincidence, or is it possible ...


Positive emotions increase life satisfaction by building resilience

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- People who seed their life with frequent moments of positive emotions increase their resilience against challenges, according to a new study by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist and ...


Parents gone wild? Study suggests link between working memory and reactive parenting

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

We've all been in situations before where we get so frustrated or angry about something, we will lash out at someone without thinking. This lashing out — reactive negativity — happens when we can't control our emotions. Luckily, ...


Tragic choices: Is it better for doctors or patient families to decide?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In the medical realm, people sometimes need to make very difficult choices, such as deciding to end life-support for a terminally ill patient. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research delves into the question of whe ...


Study finds acceptable levels of anxiety among men living with early, untreated prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men with early stages of prostate cancer who delay radical treatment in favor of an approach of "expectant management" do not have high levels of anxiety and distress. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the ...


Schoolkids May Need Coaching on Emotions, School Success

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Your 7-year-old may understand that a positive attitude is an asset when taking a spelling test, doing a math problem or tackling a science lesson. But don't expect a kindergartner to make that link.


A bird's eye view of art

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pigeons could be art critics yet, according to a new study which shows that like humans, pigeons can be trained to tell the difference between 'good' and 'bad' paintings. According to Professor Shigeru Watanabe from Keio ...


K-State researcher says happy employees are critical for an organization's success

K-State researcher says happy employees are critical for an organization's success

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One's happiness might seem like a personal subject, but a Kansas State University researcher says employers should be concerned about the well-being of their employees because it could be the underlying factor ...


How do patients diagnosed with schizophrenia communicate?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Negative emotional facial expressions dominate in the interplay with patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. This has been shown in previous research and has now been confirmed in a dissertation from the Department of Psychology, ...