“Flexibility in responding to interpersonal conflict predicts cortisol and emotional reactivity” suggest that in an uncontrollable situation, individuals who use a smaller variety of verbal responses to stress may have more favorable outcomes than those who use a greater variety of responses. “Although being flexible in how you respond to different situations may be beneficial, continuously trying different ways to work out the same situation may lead to greater anger, frustration, and an unhealthier biological response,” Roubinov said. [continue reading…]
Women in strained marriages are more likely to feel depressed and suffer high blood pressure, obesity and other signs of “metabolic syndrome,” a group of risk factors for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, University of Utah psychologists found.
The same study found men in strained marriages also are more likely to feel depressed, yet – unlike women – do not face an increased risk of metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by five symptoms: hypertension, obesity around the waistline, high blood sugar, high triglycerides and low levels of HDL, which is “good cholesterol.” [continue reading…]
Children who repeatedly manifest having obsessions and compulsions notably increase their risk of suffering from a disorder later in life. These are the findings of a research group led Miguel Ãngel Fullana, researcher at the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, psychologist the Institute of Psychiatric Treatment (IMAS-IMIM) of Hospital de Mar in Barcelona and researcher at King’s College Institute of Psychiatry, London, who has carried out a first study which connects the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive rituals in childhood with the risk of developing an obsessive-compulsive disorder as adults. [continue reading…]
According to new neuroscience studies, emotion has a strong influence on how the human brain makes decisions. Jonah Lehrer, the author of How We Decide joins Fresh air to discuss the latest research.
 joins Fresh air to discuss the latest research.