Publications - Stress
Be Kind, Unwind: How Helping Others Can Help Keep Stress In Check , by Vanessa Rancano, NPR, Dec 17 2015.
“The two-week study published this month in Clinical Psychological Science followed 77 adults ages 18 to 44. The results showed that those who helped others more in a day reported higher levels of positive emotion that day. Behavior also had an impact on how they responded to stress. On days when participants reported fewer instances of helping others than their average they had a more negative emotional reaction to stress; when they held elevators and opened doors more than usual, it sheltered them from the negative effects of stress –they reported no decrease in positive emotion that day and lower than their average negative response to stress. ”
When is keeping a secret bad for your health?, by David Martin and Michael Okwu, Aljazeera America, Dec 16 2015.
“Harboring secrets is more than a daily distraction, Pennebaker said. It can be bad for your health. 'We know when people have a traumatic experience and they don’t talk to other people about it, they are at greater risk for a variety of health problems,' he said, including high blood pressure, immune issues, more frequent colds and higher rates or progression of cancer — all markers of bodies under stress. In studying inmates, students and veterans, Pennebaker has found a simple prescription that can be life-changing: “expressive” writing. ”
Helping college students suffering from depression, anxiety and stress, by Springer Science+Business Media, Reuters , Apr 22 2015.
“Is it possible to prevent mental health problems in higher education students? The answer is "yes" according to a team of psychologists who conducted a careful, systematic review of 103 universal interventions involving over 10,000 students enrolled in 2- and 4-year colleges and universities and graduate programs. They conclude that effective programs to prevent emotional distress and promote psychosocial assets warrant more widespread use. ”
Stress is 'barrier to feeling empathy for strangers', BBC , Jan 15 2015.
“In this study, researchers treated mice with a stress-blocking drug and watched their response when confronted with other mice in pain. They found that the mice became more empathetic and more compassionate to strangers, reacting in a way they would normally react to familiar mice. When the mice were put under stress, they showed less empathy towards other mice in pain. Tests in undergraduate students using the same drug showed exactly the same effect, the study said. ”
New Research Shows Why Some People Are More Vulnerable to Stress, by Janice Wood, Psych Central , Aug 2 2014.
“A new study may explain why some people are more vulnerable to stress and stress-related psychiatric disorders. ”
Why You Are So Stressed About Stress, by Anna Altman, New York Times , Jul 16 2014.
“NPR conducted a study about how stressed out we are as a country, and the results, released last week, show that one in four Americans reported feeling stressed in the last month and one in two has experienced a major stressful event in the last year. ”
In Texting Era, Crisis Hotlines Put Help at Youths’ Fingertips, by Leslie Kaufman, New York Times, Feb 4 2014.
“While counseling by phone remains far more prevalent, texting has become such a fundamental way to communicate, particularly among people under 20, that crisis groups have begun to adopt it as an alternative way of providing emergency services and counseling. Texting provides privacy that can be crucial if a person feels threatened by someone near them, counselors say. It also looks more natural if the teenager is in public. ”
Two stressed people equals less stress: Sharing nervous feelings helps reduce stress, ScienceDaily , Jan 29 2014.
“Does giving a speech in public stress you out? Or writing a big presentation for your boss? What about skydiving? One way to cope, according to a new study, is to share your feelings with someone who is having a similar emotional reaction to the same scenario. ”
Full Catastrophic Living, by John Kabat-Zin, Sep 24 2013.
Stress may be causing your cravings, by Amanda Enayati, CNN , May 23 2013.
“What do drug addicts, serial dieters and children from troubled homes have in common? More than you might think. Stress can play a pernicious role in triggering a vicious cycle that leaves these groups overwhelmed by uncontrollable impulses and distracted by negative feelings -- all of which may, in turn, spark subsequent cycles of relapse, bingeing and failure. Through a career that spans almost three decades, Rajita Sinha, psychologist and head of the Yale Stress Center, has sought to understand the processes underlying these stress cycles in hopes they may one day be prevented. ”
How Therapy Can Help in the Golden Years, by Abby Ellin, New York Times , Apr 22 2013.
“Marvin Tolkin was 83 when he decided that the unexamined life wasn't worth living. Until then, it had never occurred to him that there might be emotional "issues" he wanted to explore with a counselor. Though he wasn't clinically depressed, Mr. Tolkin did suffer from migraines and "struggled through a lot of things in my life"--the demise of a long-term business partnership, the sudden death of his first wife 18 years ago. He worried about his children and grandchildren, and his relationship with his current wife, Carole. ”
Meditaters' Brain Activity Changed Even When Not Practicing, by Rick Nauert, Psych Central , Nov 13 2012.
“A new study discovers participation in a meditation program can impact brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating. Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston University (BU), and several other research centers also discovered brain changes were specifically linked to the type of meditation practiced. ”
6 Breathing Exercises to Relax in 10 Minutes or Less, by Jordan Shakeshaft, Time , Oct 8 2012.
“Controlled breathing not only keeps the mind and body functioning at their best, it can also lower blood pressure, promote feelings of calm and relaxation and help us de-stress. While the effects of breathing techniques on anxiety haven't yet been studied at length (at least not in a controlled clinical setting), many experts encourage using the breath as a means of increasing awareness, mindfulness or, for the yogis among us, finding that elusive state of Zen. ”
When Stress Is Good for You, by Sue Shellenbarger, The Wall St. Journal , Jan 24 2012.
“By learning to identify and manage individual reactions to stress, people can develop healthier outlooks as well as improve performance on cognitive tests, at work and in athletics, researchers and psychologists say. ”
Choke, by Sian Beilock, Aug 9 2011.
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