Internet Therapy Helps Individuals with Tinnitus

January 24th, 2012  |  

Tinnitus is a disabling condition that causes an individual to perceive sounds that are not present. Over 10% of the population suffers with this condition, with nearly 2% of the entire population struggling with tinnitus in the extremely distressing ranges. People in this category have symptoms similar to those who struggle with chronic pain or diabetes. When tinnitus gets severe enough it can lead to loss of concentration, cognitive impairment, emotional distress, and even insomnia. Nearly half of those who have tinnitus also... Read More

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Attentive Parenting May Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior in African-American Youths

January 23rd, 2012  |  

It is well established that racial discrimination can have negative emotional consequences, including depression and anxiety. But understanding how racial discrimination influences risky sexual behavior, both directly and indirectly, has not been fully explored until now. Megan E. Roberts of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College wanted to find out how racial discrimination affected the sexual behavior of African -American youths... Read More

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Psychotherapy Helps in Coping With Anxiety or Depression

January 23rd, 2012  |  

Psychotherapy is the first form of treatment for depression or anxiety and involves a variety of treatment techniques. During psychotherapy, the person experiencing depression or anxiety speaks with a licensed psychologist or therapist who helps him or her to identify and work on the causative factors. These factors trigger depression or anxiety by working in combination with chemical imbalances in the brain or heredity factors. Psychotherapy helps people with depression or anxiety in the following ways: Understanding the behaviors, ideas, and emotions that contribute to depression or anxiety Identifying... Read More

Wishy-Washy Relationships May be Bad for Your Health

January 19th, 2012  |  

According to a new study led by Bert N. Uchino of the Department of Psychology and Health Psychology Program at the University of Utah, ambivalent interpersonal relationships cause telomeres, chromosomal structures that maintain a person’s biological balance, to shorten. Short telomeres have been linked with increased risk for heart disease, infection, and decreased cellular life. Research has supported the theory that negative relationships are directly related to increased stress and blood pressure, but this new study is among... Read More

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Does Rejection Sensitivity Promote or Prevent Sexism in the Workplace?

January 12th, 2012  |  

In competitive workplace environments, women often aspire to achieve status equal to their male counterparts. But a new study suggests that women who are sensitive to rejection by male superiors may engage in self-silencing behaviors that actually promote, rather than prevent sexism. Self-silencing occurs when an individual refrains from verbalizing their opinions or beliefs for fear of being rejected by a person in a position of power or authority. To determine if this act impairs a woman’s ability to achieve equality... Read More

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Cannabis Use May Prolong PTSD Symptoms

January 12th, 2012  |  

Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) is on the rise among military veterans with PTSD. “Indeed, rates of PTSD diagnoses among veterans increased 60% between 2002 and 2007, and rates of CUD diagnoses within the Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital system increased more than 50% between 2002 and 2009,” said Marcel O. Bonn-Miller of the National Center for PTSD and Center for Health Care Evaluation at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in California. However, when these vets enter treatment and discontinue their cannabis use, their symptoms... Read More

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Family Therapy May Help LGB Youth at Risk for Suicide

January 12th, 2012  |  

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) teens are at increased risk for suicide due to peer victimization and minority discrimination. These actions can have serious psychological consequences for teens, including plummeting self-esteem, anxiety, hopelessness and depression. “No experience, however, is more pernicious than parental rejection,” said Gary M. Diamond of the Department of Psychology at Ben-Gurion University in Israel, and co-author of a study examining treatments to reduce suicide among LGB youth. “Societal homophobic... Read More

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Disgusted with Violence

January 10th, 2012  |  

Aggressive and violent behavior is the result of strong negative emotions. However, individuals who experience avoidant negative emotions, such as fear and anxiety, tend to be less aggressive. “The current research focuses on one trait that is linked to both negative affect and behavioral avoidance—individual differences in disgust sensitivity—that should be associated with lower levels of aggression,” said Richard S. Pond, Jr. of the Department of Psychology at the University of Kentucky and lead author of a recent study... Read More

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Family Matters to Asian Americans Contemplating Suicide

January 4th, 2012  |  

Asian Americans face different social stressors than their American counterparts. Some of the factors that can cause particular sensitivity include discrimination, nativity and family conflict. Yusuke Kuroki and Jacqueline L. Tilley of the Department of Psychology at the University of Southern California evaluated Asian Americans at risk for suicide to determine which cultural and social factors impacted their suicidal ideation the most. They gathered data... Read More

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Surviving Suffering

December 29th, 2011  |  

Last month, one of my readers felt shortchanged by my article on suffering. Not to be defensive about it, but the editors changed my original title [Ed. note: "Suffering" was the original title of November's article]. Nevertheless, perhaps it would be worthwhile to give my suggestions on how to survive painful and difficult periods in our lives whether they are physical, emotional, spiritual, financial or a combination of the above. Historically, suffering has been viewed through many different lenses. There are those who feel that suffering in this life will be rewarded in the next. Others... Read More

Are Western Cultures Happier than Eastern Cultures?

December 21st, 2011  |  

According to a new study, individuals from Western cultures are more willing to express positive emotions than those from Eastern cultures. “All around the world, people should generally want to feel positive emotions and avoid feeling negative emotions,” said Yuri Miyamoto of the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Depending on individuals and situations, people sometimes try to down-regulate positive emotions. For example, when experiencing positive emotions, people low in self-esteem tend... Read More

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Falling in Love Can Reduce Stress

December 21st, 2011  |  

The formation of interpersonal bonds is critical to the maintenance of a healthy relationship. In romantic relationships, bonds are formed through a series of emotional events when people first fall in love. Although there is little research exploring exactly how autonomic reactivity affects emotional states in relationships, existing evidence has demonstrated a link. “Autonomic reactivity and emotion regulation play an important role in the partners’ communication within a romantic relationship and were found to predict... Read More

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Remission More Important than Response in Children with Anxiety

December 20th, 2011  |  

Remission and response are two different measures used to gauge how well a client responds to treatment for anxiety disorders (AD). Children, in particular, are usually evaluated based on how their symptoms have improved, known as response. Remission, however, is a term used to describe the absence of symptoms altogether. “An important question for clinicians, patients, and families is, what are the chances of becoming nearly symptom free?” asked Golda S. Ginsburg of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Johns... Read More

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Public Disclosure Offers More Psychological Benefits than Private Disclosure

December 16th, 2011  |  

Public disclosure of personal experiences, feelings or events, is becoming a more widely accepted form of psychological healing than private disclosure. “For instance, one recent experiment showed that undergraduates who wrote about an unresolved stressful experience that was then submitted to the researchers, as opposed to kept private, experienced less depression and fewer physical symptoms at 3-month follow-up,” said Diane E. MacReady of the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. “After all, even... Read More

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