Researchers from the University at Buffalo have boiled down to three categories the multiple ways people use to manage their emotions. According to a news release from the university, the findings can potentially benefit researchers and clinicians trying to better understand and treat a range of psychological disorders, everything from anxiety to substance abuse, by… Continue reading Streamlined Analysis Can Help with Emotional Difficulties
Category: Emotions
How We Ignore Reality
Although we live at a time when we have access to more information than ever, most people manage to be selective about what they take in – whether it’s ignoring calories in a fatty dessert or patients at high risk for an illness ignoring medical screenings. Drawing on research in economics, psychology and sociology, Carnegie… Continue reading How We Ignore Reality
How to Stay Cool in A Medical Crisis
Imagine this: you arrive at the emergency room with your husband, who’s been vomiting blood. Two hours later, you are shown into a curtained area with a bed. After another hour a doctor arrives to ask the same set of questions you’ve answered five or six times already. If you feel like yelling, hoping someone… Continue reading How to Stay Cool in A Medical Crisis
Mental-Health Advice: Straight from Your Smartphone
Researchers are working on apps that can enable you to seek mental health advice on your smartphone, and it seems to be effective. A novel suite of 13 speedy mini-apps called IntelliCare resulted in participants reporting significantly less depression and anxiety by using the apps on their smartphones up to four times a day, reports… Continue reading Mental-Health Advice: Straight from Your Smartphone
Why Do Sad Songs Mean So Much to Some of Us?
Some of us like sad songs more than others, and that has a lot to do with empathy, according to British researchers. The study, by Professor Tuomas Eerola from the University of Durham’s Department of Music, was published in Frontiers in Psychology. Tear-jerkers such as Adele’s Someone Like You frequently top the charts these days,… Continue reading Why Do Sad Songs Mean So Much to Some of Us?