News tagged with negative feelings


A survivor's story from the job loss front

(HealthDay)—Michael Knowlese wasn't completely surprised when he lost his job as a marketing manager in late November 2012.

Health created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mindfulness at school reduces likelihood of depression-related symptoms in adolescents

Secondary school students who follow an in-class mindfulness program report reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress up to six months later. Moreover, these students were less likely to develop pronounced depression-like ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Know thyself: How mindfulness can improve self-knowledge

paying attention to one's current experience in a non-judgmental way—might help us to learn more about our own personalities, according to a new article published in the March 2013 issue of Perspectives on Psychological Sc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Explainer: What is depression?

Many people know what it's like to feel sad or down from time to time. We can experience negative emotions due to many things – a bad day at work, a relationship break-up, a sad film, or just getting out ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

The 'no worries' approach fails to identify Australian women with childbirth fear

Having a fear of birth has a negative impact on women's pregnancy and birth. In recently published research from a collaboration of The University of Melbourne, Australia, and Uppsala University, Sweden, doctoral student ...

Health created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pain can be a relief

When something causes less pain than expected it is even possible for it to feel pleasant, a new study reveals. These findings may one day play a key role in treating pain and substance abuse.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Facebook makes users envious, dissatisfied

In a joint research study conducted by the Department of Information Systems of the TU Darmstadt (Prof. Dr. Peter Buxmann) and the Institute of Information Systems of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Dr. Hanna Krasnova), ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Powerful people better at shaking off rebuffs, bonding with others

Employees often tiptoe around their bosses for fear of offending them. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, shows people in power have thicker skin than one might think.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

When she says, 'It's not you, it's me,' it really might be you, study suggests

Long after women have chosen Mr. Stable over Mr. Sexy, they struggle unconsciously with the decision, according to a new study by UCLA researchers who look at subtle changes in behavior during ovulation.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Study shows people return smiles based on feelings of status and power

(Medical Xpress)—A study conducted to learn more about mimicry of facial features has found that people tend to mimic smiles directed at them by other people based on their own feelings of status and power. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

The good, the bad, and the guilty: Anticipating feelings of guilt predicts ethical behavior

From politics to finance, government to education, ethics-related scandals seem to crop up with considerable regularity. As whistleblowers and investigative journalists bring these scandals to light, one can't help but wonder: ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists show protein linked to hunger also implicated in alcoholism

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have found new links between a protein that controls our urge to eat and brain cells involved in the development of alcoholism. The discovery points to new possibilities for designing ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study looks at social exclusion on the playground

(Medical Xpress)—Being the last one picked for the team, getting left out of the clique of cool girls, having no one to sit with at lunch… For children, social exclusion can impact everything from emotional well being ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Distraction from negative feelings linked to improved problem solving

(Medical Xpress) -- Brooding, or excessive rumination over negative feelings, is known to interfere with important problem-solving abilities, while immediate distraction from those feelings can increase problem-solving ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Broken hearts really hurt

"Broken-hearted" isn't just a metaphor -- social pain and physical pain have a lot in common, according to Naomi Eisenberger of the University of Califiornia-Los Angeles, the author of a new paper published in Current Di ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast