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Study: Personality traits associated with stress and worry can be hazardous to your health
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, according ...
Neurotic? Psychotic? What kind of holiday shopper are you?
Dec 10, 2008 |
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The holiday season is the busiest shopping time of the year. According to the National Retail Federation, more than 172 million shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday weekend this year – up from 147 million in 2007.
Uncertainty can be more stressful than clear negative feedback
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Nov 20, 2008 |
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We are faced with uncertainty every day. Will our investments pay off? Will we get the promotions we are hoping for? When faced with the unknown, most people experience some degree of anxiety and discomfort. Exactly how much ...
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For your health, pick a mate who is conscientious and, perhaps, also neurotic
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Conscientiousness is a good thing in a mate, researchers report, not just because it's easier to live with someone who washes the dishes without being asked, but also because having a conscientious partner ...
Can shopping behavior indicate personality type?
Dec 06, 2007 |
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The holiday season is the busiest shopping time of the year. In fact, more than 147 million shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday weekend this year according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. And annually during ...
Study links propensity toward worry to early death
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 04, 2007 |
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As reported in the May issue of Psychological Science, men who increased over time in neuroticism died earlier, mostly from cancer and heart disease.
Adult crime linked to childhood anxiety
Nov 03, 2008 |
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Being nervous, socially isolated, anxious or neurotic during childhood protects young men from becoming criminal offenders until they enter adulthood, but the protective effect seems to wear off after the age of 21. These ...
Uncertainty can be more stressful than clear negative feedback
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2008 |
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Some individuals would rather receive clear negative information than deal with ambiguity or uncertainty, according to new research out of the University of Toronto.
Neurotic Ulsterman gives rich slice of eighteenth century life
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An investigation into the life of an obscure but energetic eighteenth century Ulsterman has provided a vivid insight into early Hanoverian Britain.
The Origin of Artificial Species: Creating Artificial Personalities
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Does your robot seem to be acting a bit neurotic? Maybe it's just their personality. Recently, a team of researchers has designed computer-coded genomes for artificial creatures in which a ...
Study finds acceptable levels of anxiety among men living with early, untreated prostate cancer
Jul 27, 2009 |
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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 ...
Personality shapes perception of romance, but doesn't tell the whole story
Oct 30, 2008 |
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Personality researchers have long known that people who report they have certain personality traits are also more (or less) likely to be satisfied with their romantic partners. Someone who says she is often anxious or moody, ...
A life in pain -- new study examines the experiences of older people
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's debilitating, isolating and can lead to severe depression — yet pain is widely accepted as something to be expected and regarded as 'normal' in later life. Now a new study from the University of Nottingham ...
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