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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

created Aug 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 4

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0