News tagged with stressful situations

'Self-distancing' can help people calm aggressive reactions, study finds

A new study reveals a simple strategy that people can use to minimize how angry and aggressive they get when they are provoked by others.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 02, 2012 | 5 / 5 (7) | 4 |

Childhood trauma leaves its mark on the brain

It is well known that violent adults often have a history of childhood psychological trauma. Some of these individuals exhibit very real, physical alterations in a part of the brain called the orbitofrontal ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 15, 2013 | 4.5 / 5 (6) | 1 |

Researchers find negative social interactions can lead to increased amounts of internal inflammation

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of California have found that negative social interactions can cause internal inflammation that may over time lead to possible health consequences. In the study, the results ...

Medical research Jan 24, 2012 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1 |

Negative news stories affect women's stress levels but not men's

Bad news articles in the media increase women's sensitivity to stressful situations, but do not have a similar effect on men, according to a study undertaken by University of Montreal researchers at the Centre for Studies ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 10, 2012 | 4 / 5 (4) | 1 |

Scientists point to link between missing synapse protein and abnormal behaviors

(Medical Xpress) -- Although many mental illnesses are uniquely human, animals sometimes exhibit abnormal behaviors similar to those seen in humans with psychological disorders. Such behaviors are called endophenotypes. Now, ...

Neuroscience Nov 23, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Homer prevents stress-induced cognitive deficits: A lack of Homer-1 in the brain causes learning problems in mice

(Medical Xpress)—Before examinations and in critical situations, we need to be particularly receptive and capable of learning. However, acute exam stress and stage fright causes learning blockades and reduced ...

Neuroscience Feb 28, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Research shows how two brain areas interact to trigger divergent emotional behaviors

New research from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine for the first time explains exactly how two brain regions interact to promote emotionally motivated behaviors associated with anxiety ...

Neuroscience Mar 20, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Higher activity levels may protect children from stress

(HealthDay)—Children with lower levels of daytime physical activity (PA) have higher hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis (HPAA) activity in response to psychosocial stress, suggesting that PA may ...

Health Mar 29, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |

New test methods can reduce the amount of animal testing

Making more use of in-vitro testing, the upcoming 21st-century scientific fields known as 'omics' sciences and developing smart test strategies can clearly reduce the amount of essential animal testing. This ...

Medical research May 07, 2013 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Research reveals hidden anguish of schoolchildren with autism

(Medical Xpress)—Schoolchildren on the autistic spectrum experience worrying levels of mental health difficulties, according to a new study by research psychologists from The University of Manchester.

Autism spectrum disorders Dec 18, 2012 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

Stress drives alcoholics' children to drink

If either of your parents has a drink problem, there is a greater risk that you will consume more alcohol after stressful situations, reveals current research from the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, ...

Health Sep 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Negative anti-smoking ads may overlook intended audience

Younger adults who generally feel anxious tend to immediately avoid anti-smoking videos that describe how cigarettes can lead to death, disease and harm to others, before considering the message, according to a new University ...

Health Nov 09, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Short walk cuts chocolate consumption in half

A 15-minute walk can cut snacking on chocolate at work by half, according to research by the University of Exeter. The study showed that, even in stressful situations, workers eat only half as much chocolate as they normally ...

Health Dec 07, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Study finds stressed men more social, refutes common belief that stress always causes aggressive behavior

A team of researchers led by the psychologists and neuroscientists Prof. Markus Heinrichs and Dr. Bernadette von Dawans at the University of Freiburg, Germany, examined in a study how men react in stressful situations - and ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 21, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 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 Feb 13, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

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