News tagged with psychological response
Pre-surgical stress management boosts immune function, lowers mood disturbance in prostate cancer patients
Practicing stress management techniques before prostate cancer surgery may help activate the body's immune response leading to quicker recovery, as well as aid in lowering mood disturbance, according to a new study by researchers ...
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Are all movie viewing experiences enjoyable?
We've all been there: we are watching a movie with a parent or relative when a steamy love scene appears. A new study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology shows that all of that squirming and averting of eyes is nor ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Future offenses cause more intense feelings than past actions, study finds
People feel worse about a transgression that will take place in the future than an identical one that occurred in the past, according to new research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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Oct 21, 2010 |
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Devastating psychological effects of BP Gulf disaster are explored in Ecopsychology journal
Anger, depression, and helplessness are the main psychological responses being seen in response to the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and they are likely to have long-lasting effect ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Input-output trade-offs found in human information processing
The most beautiful thing about humans, says Indiana University researcher S. Lee Hong, is that they are both ever-changing and sometimes prone to error. Yet humans are still extremely flexible and adaptable, managing the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Exercise's brain benefits
(PhysOrg.com) -- Athletes have long known about the natural "high" exercise can induce. Now, for the first time, medical researchers have demonstrated that exercise can reverse the effects in the brain of psychological trauma ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Witnessing Arrests May Increase Stress Risk in Children: Study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Illinois at Chicago study says children in the nation's child welfare system who witnessed the arrest of a household member may have been psychologically traumatized by the arrest.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Merely seeing disease symptoms may promote aggressive immune response
Just seeing someone who looks sick is enough to make your immune system work harder, according to a new study in which volunteers looked at pictures of sick people. This may help fight off pathogens, says Mark Schaller from ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Optimism boosts the immune system
Feeling better about the future might help you feel better for real. In a new study, psychological scientists Suzanne Segerstrom of the University of Kentucky and Sandra Sephton of the University of Louisville studied how ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Behavioral problems in childhood doubles the risk of chronic widespread pain in adult life
Bad behaviour in childhood is associated with long-term, chronic widespread pain in adult life, according to the findings of a study following nearly 20,000 people from birth in 1958 to the present day.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Scent of a woman: Men's testosterone responses to olfactory ovulation cues
Women around the world spend billions of dollars each year on exotic smelling perfumes and lotions in the hopes of attracting a mate. However, according to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Discrimination takes its toll on Black women
Racial discrimination is a major threat to African American women's mental health. It undermines their view of themselves as masters of their own life circumstances and makes them less psychologically resilient and more prone ...
Nov 04, 2009 |
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While adolescents may reason as well as adults, their emotional maturity lags, says new research
A 16-year-old might be quite capable of making an informed decision about whether to end a pregnancy - a decision likely to be made after due consideration and consultation with an adult - but this same adolescent may not ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Teach your children well: Focused, happier kids grow up to be healthier adults, study finds
Children who can stay focused and don't sweat the small stuff have a better shot at good health in adulthood -- and this is especially true for girls, according to a new study.
May 06, 2009 |
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Staying cool under stress: ASU researchers investigate strategies
Researchers at Arizona State University show that having a more flexible approach to resolving an acute conflict interaction results in more frustration and anger. These are among the findings that Danielle Roubinov, an ASU ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 05, 2009 |
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