News tagged with psychological state


Wide-eyed fear expressions may help us—and others—to locate threats

Wide-eyed expressions that typically signal fear may enlarge our visual field and mutually enhance others' ability to locate threats, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

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 created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

False-positive mammograms can trigger long-term distress

(HealthDay)—Women who have a false-positive mammogram result—when breast cancer is first suspected but then dispelled with further testing—can have lingering anxiety and distress up to three years after ...

Cancer created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Analysis of social media use could give therapists more complete view of patients' health

Facebook activity provided a window into the psychological health of participants in a study at the University of Missouri. Social media profiles could eventually be used as tools for psychologists and therapists, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study uncovers simple way of predicting severe pain following breast cancer surgery

Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other painful conditions, such as arthritis, low back pain and migraine, according ...

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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 created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eyewitness identification reforms may have unintended consequences

(Medical Xpress) -- New research by a University of California, Riverside psychologist raises serious questions about eyewitness identification procedures that are being adopted by police departments across ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Victims of online dating scams feel doubly traumatized

Online dating scammers groom their victims by developing 'hyper-personal' relationships which can leave victims feeling doubly traumatised.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Education, psychological support key for defibrillator patients

Improved patient education and ongoing psychological support will help people cope with the psychological distress of having an implanted defibrillator, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Cardiology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0