News tagged with psychological state
Was Darwin wrong about emotions?
Contrary to what many psychological scientists think, people do not all have the same set of biologically "basic" emotions, and those emotions are not automatically expressed on the faces of those around us, according to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 13, 2011 |
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A fetus can sense mom’s psychological state
(Medical Xpress) -- As a fetus grows, it’s constantly getting messages from its mother. It’s not just hearing her heartbeat and whatever music she might play to her belly; it also gets chemical signals through the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2011 |
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The knowing nose: Chemosignals communicate human emotions
(Medical Xpress)—Many animal species transmit information via chemical signals, but the extent to which these chemosignals play a role in human communication is unclear. In a new study published in Psychological Science, a jour ...
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Nov 05, 2012 |
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Satisfaction with the components of everyday life appears protective against heart disease
While depression and anxiety have long been recognised as risk factors for heart disease, there is less certainty over the beneficial effects of a 'positive' psychological state, Now, following a study of almost 8000 British ...
Cardiology
Jul 05, 2011 |
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New therapy may help people with unexplained symptoms of pain, weakness and fatigue
A new type of therapy may help people with symptoms such as pain, weakness, or dizziness that can't be explained by an underlying disease, according to a study published in the July 27, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the me ...
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Jul 27, 2011 |
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Bedside assessment may provide better outcomes for older cancer patients
In geriatric medicine, the adage that age is just a number holds true. New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center uses a simple assessment tool to determine how well older adults diagnosed with acute myelogenous ...
Cancer
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Gene associated with high anxiety can have protective effect on the battlefield
(Medical Xpress)—The onset of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is unpredictable. Because it depends on the unforeseeable occurrence of traumatic events, it is difficult to identify preventative or ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 13, 2013 |
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Posttraumatic stress disorder associated with type 2 diabetes
The presence of posttraumatic stress disorder is significantly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. This is the finding of scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University Hospital Gießen ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 16, 2013 |
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Why do older adults display more positive emotion? It might have to do with what they're looking at
Research has shown that older adults display more positive emotions and are quicker to regulate out of negative emotional states than younger adults. Given the declines in cognitive functioning and physical health that tend ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 08, 2012 |
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