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Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program aims to equip troops mentally
Los Angeles Times: Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum found out what combat stress was in the back of a pickup during the first Gulf War in 1991 when one of her Iraqi captors unzipped her flight
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Beetje ellende? Daar wordt u hard van!
Scientias: Het is een bekend gezegde. Maar klopt het ook? Onderzoek toont aan van wel. Zolang de ellende maar niet te erg wordt. “Negatieve gebeurtenissen hebben negatieve gevolgen,” zo benadrukt onderzoeker Mark Seery. Hij wil
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The Goldilocks Principle of Stress: Too Little Is Almost As Bad as Too Much
TIME: A life free of stress and adversity sounds blissful. But, in fact, the happiest and healthiest people are those who have had at least some early exposure to negative experiences, according to a new
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Traumatic Experiences Make You Stronger, Study Reveals
The Huffington Post: As German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said, ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ and now there is new evidence to support his theory as researchers discover that traumatic experiences can help
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Going through some hard times may make people tougher
Los Angeles Times: During the holidays people can experience an enormous amount of stress, even more so these days with a bad economy thrown in. But a study finds that having some adverse experiences in
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Traumatic Experiences: Bad in the Start, Good in the Long Run
International Business Times: Traumatic experiences can change life in an instant. Whether it’s a car crash, losing a loved one, or sexual abuse, these sorts of incidents can scar a person for life, but not
