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Managing Stress the Healthy Way
Shelley E. Taylors research explores our ability to perceive some stressful situations in ways that have both psychological and biological benefits. Taylors research shows that in some circumstances, we can develop “positive illusions” – such
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Stress on Behavior
Jeansok Kim investigates how stress influences behavior. His work has shown that stress likely affects learning and memory by changing electrical activity in a section of the brain called the hippocampus. Research in Kim’s lab
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Could stock market stress induce poorer financial decisions?
Los Angeles Times: The Dow Jones industrial average’s wicked drops this week seem to have many investors turning to U.S. Treasury bonds and otherwise retreating into defensive economic positions to wait out the apparent financial
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Moving On and Moving Up in the World
Huffington Post: As the forward-thinking science of positive psychology enters its second decade, the study of well-being is evolving both inside and out. This past July, at the Second World Congress on Positive Psychology in
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Kindness is in our genes: How desire to do good deeds is hard-wired into us by evolution
Daily Mail: Tipping waiters is hard-wired into our brains, according to scientists. Theories of evolution suggest we should incur a cost only if there’s a prospect of receiving something in return, but researchers say generosity
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A Positive Attitude May Protect You from Heart Problems and Even Stroke
Seattle Post Intelligencer: It’s not far-fetched to think that optimistic people are not only happier but also healthier. Some scientists now believe that keeping a positive attitude may even reduce the risk of heart disease
