WebMD reports on a new study: Anger Increases Pain in Women. Treatment–in this case CBT–shown to help. Treatment effects were significant, showing positive differences in pain, fatigue, and functional disability, and in anxiety and negative mood, the researchers say. “Our results demonstrate that offering high-risk [fibromyalgia] patients a treatment tailored to their cognitive behavioral patterns at an […]
Getting a massage does more than put your muscles at ease. [Recent research has f]ound that a single session of massage caused biological changes. Volunteers who received Swedish massage experienced significant decreases in levels of the stress hormone cortisol in blood and saliva, and in arginine vasopressin, a hormone that can lead to increases in cortisol. They also
CFAH: In Cyber Bullying, Depression Hits Victims Hardest Young victims of electronic or cyber bullying – which occurs online or by cell phone – are more likely to suffer from depression than their tormentors are, a new study finds. Traditional bullying, the kind that occurs in the school building or face-to-face, is different. Victims and bully-victims – those
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The high price of trying to be accepted: Social Exclusion Drives Bad Choices (PsychCentral). A new study reveals people who feel excluded will go to any length to try to become part of a group. The desire to be accepted or be a member of an “in” group can include spending large sums of cash, eating
A study posted at PsychCentral: Simple Methods Heighten Women’s Sexual Satisfaction New psychological research finds that many women with low sex drives reported greater sexual satisfaction after taking a placebo and participating in a clinical trial…Expectations to improve sex and a willingness to work on sexual problems appear to be key toward obtaining greater sexual
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Another vote for getting up and moving around: Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter? (NYT) M.R.I.’s provided a clearer picture of how it might work. They showed that fit children had significantly larger basal ganglia, a key part of the brain that aids in maintaining attention and “executive control,” or the ability to coordinate actions and
People think an expert is an expert only if they agree with the expert’s conclusions (Science Daily). “It is a mistake to think ‘scientific consensus,’ of its own force, will dispel cultural polarization on issues that admit scientific investigation,” said Kahan. “The same psychological dynamics that incline people to form a particular position on climate
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Children and Adults See the World Differently, Research Finds Unlike adults, children are able to keep information from their senses separate and may therefore perceive the visual world differently, according to new research…
Science Daily: Addressing Negative Thoughts Most Effective in Fighting Loneliness [T]he four interventions that helped people break the cycle of negative thoughts about self-worth and how people perceive them were the most effective at reducing loneliness. Studies that used cognitive-behavioral therapy, a technique also used for treating depression, eating disorders and other problems, were found
PsychCentral: Music Prescription for Depression Researchers are investigating how the emotionally soothing effect of music can augment the treatment of depression and the management of physical pain…This could make it possible, within a few years, to develop computer programs which identify pieces of music that will influence a individual’s mood (e.g. to motivate them when exercising