The stages of mourning and grief are universal and are experienced by people from all walks of life. Mourning occurs in response to an individual’s own terminal illness, the loss of a close relationship, or to the death of a valued being, human or animal. There are five stages of normal grief ...
Date Posted: July 4, 2016
Categories: Grief, Loss, Bereavement
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While strokes are known to increase risk for dementia, much less is known about diseases of large and small blood vessels in the brain, separate from stroke, and how they relate to dementia. Diseased blood vessels in the brain itself, which commonly ...
Jul 4
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Dementia
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Depression is complex and influenced by many factors, but the way depressed people think is a likely contributor to the disorder. Depression is often associated with cognitive biases, including paying more attention to negative than positive events ...
Jul 2
Categories: Depression
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Psychologists tested three common motivational techniques to see which works best.
Jul 2
Categories: Other
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Children's mindset about intelligence is affected by their parents.
Jul 1
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Parenting
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Inspired by the shocking murder of a woman in New York in 1964, reportedly in front of numerous witnesses who did nothing to help (although this was exaggerated), the Bystander Effect is a well-researched phenomenon that describes the diminishing ...
Jul 1
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The associations, aromas, foods, moods and other techniques that science has shown can boost your memory.
Jun 30
Categories: Other
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The short-term strategies that are best for tolerating and reducing pain.
Jun 29
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Poverty erects material barriers, but psychological ones too, from the conditions that exacerbate mental health problems, to inculcating children with the sense that they are second-rate
Jun 29
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As soon as social considerations also play a part in economic decisions, our brain seems to switch to a different processing mode, indicate the results of a current study. Participants were able to purchase pieces of music but could ...
Jun 28
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Contemptuousness is a distinct personality trait that you can measure with a simple questionnaire.
Jun 28
Categories: Emotional Intelligence
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Rather than relying on symptoms, scientists are developing a “brain circuits first” approach to mental health.
Jun 28
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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For young people entering adulthood, high-quality relationships are associated with better physical and mental health, according to the results of a recently published study by a University at Buffalo-led research team. "Health benefits begin to ...
Jun 27
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Relationships & Marriage
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Underage drinking is a major public health and social problem in the U.S. The ability to identify at-risk children before they initiate heavy alcohol use has immense clinical and public health implications. A new study has found that demographic ...
Jun 27
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues
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In The Art of Loving, Erich Fromm wrote: “Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.” The more we give, the more we experience the world as the ...
Jun 25
Categories: Other
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New evidence shows the calming power of reminiscing about happy times
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What do large groups of people remember—and forget?