News tagged with psychological resilience

Positive outlook can ease chronic pain, widowhood

(PhysOrg.com) -- A person's outlook on life can minimize -- or aggravate -- a person's chronic pain, reports a new Cornell study.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MSU leads first study of resiliency on the battlefield

In the first combat-zone study of its kind, a research team led by Michigan State University found that soldiers with a positive outlook in the most traumatic situations were less likely to suffer health problems such as ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Conservatism saved Iceland from catastrophe

The people of medieval Iceland survived disaster by sticking with traditional practices, an innovative new study suggests.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

The emotional historian?

Danelle van Zyl-Hermann, a Gates scholar with an interest in the emotional history of South Africa, explains why the study of society's sentiments can unlock a better understanding of the past.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

No Wikipedia? What if the Internet went down?

If a day without Wikipedia was a bother, think bigger. In this plugged-in world, we would barely be able to cope if the entire Internet went down in a city, state or country for a day or a week.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Research shows benefits of investing in psychological wealth of young people

Professor Michael E. Bernard from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education has just released the results of a study examining the impact of You Can Do It! Education on the well-being of students across six Victorian primary ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study identifies protective factors that help women recover from childhood violence

Children who witness domestic violence are more likely to be in abusive intimate relationships and experience psychological problems such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adulthood, according to the Centers for ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Endangered Puerto Rican parrot on the rise

(AP) -- Deep amid the dense greenery of a rain forest, down an unmarked road, behind a barbed wire fence in a low-slung compound monitored by security cameras, government scientists are nursing a special ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Just one flight: Impending loss in shuttle family

And now there is only one. With Wednesday's landing of Endeavour, just one more space shuttle flight remains, putting an end to 30 years of Florida shuttle launches and more than 535 million miles of orbits ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Green environments essential for human health

Research shows that a walk in the park is more than just a nice way to spend an afternoon. It's an essential component for good health, according to University of Illinois environment and behavior researcher ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nation's quake-warning system needs work, scientists say

Americans have been lulled into a false sense of security that they are prepared for a devastating earthquake, according to a report issued Wednesday by the National Research Council.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Soldiers who avoid distressing images more at risk for PTSD

(PhysOrg.com) -- When presented with images of faces depicting various emotional states, people who look briefly at fearful expressions are more vulnerable to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than those who look at the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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