Social Rejection Can Lead to Violence But, Mindfulness May Be the Solution
A new study reveals mindfulness can act as a buffer against the pain and distress of social rejection.... Read More...
emotional regulation
When Emotional Memories Intrude, Focusing on Context Could Help
A new study reveals focusing attention to the context of a memory, rather than the emotional aspects, increases activity in brain regions associated with executive function and attention.... Read More...
People with OCD Process Emotions Differently Than Their Unaffected Siblings
When viewing OCD related images, those with the disorder had increased distress and higher levels of activity in emotion related brain regions than their siblings who did not suffer from OCD, researchers report. ... Read More...
Can a Brain Injury Change Who You Are?
A new article looks at how TBI can force personality changes in patients.... Read More...
Stress in Pregnancy Linked to Changes in Infant’s Nervous System and Psychological Well Being
UCSF researchers report maternal stress could impact the development of a child's parasympathetic nervous system, both in utero and after birth. Additionally, children whose mothers were stressed during pregnancy smile less, are less engaged and have a diminished ability to regulate emotions. ... Read More...
Mom’s Support Helps Kids Learn to Regulate Negative Emotion, but What if Mom is Distressed?
Findings could help to develop new strategies that can help parents to regulate their own emotions while managing their child's aversive behavior.... Read More...
New Model Links Emotions and Mental Health
Researchers have developed a new assessment model that breaks emotional regulation into three different elements. The MAS assessment will provide clinicians a new way in which to diagnose mood and mental health disorders.... Read More...
Talking to Yourself in the Third Person Can Help You Control Stressful Emotions
Thinking or talking about oneself in the third person can lead people to consider themselves in similar ways to how they think about others, a new study reports. Researchers say talking about yourself in the third person may allow you to distance yourself from stressful experiences and help to regulate emotion. ... Read More...
Lack of Sleep and Fighting With Partner Increases Inflammation
According to researchers, couples who fight following a lack of sleep expressed higher inflammation levels in blood samples.... Read More...
Investigating Emotional Spillover in the Brain
Study reports inhibiting the activity of the lateral prefrontal cortex can help knock out emotional spillover.... Read More...
Being Cruel To Be Kind: Making People Feel Bad May Be a Strategy For Helping Them
According to researchers, people may try to invoke negative emotions in others for altruistic reasons, not simply for their own benefit.... Read More...
Poor Sleep When You’re Depressed or Anxious May Make it Harder to See Positives
Sleep plays an important role in being able to regulate negative emotions, especially in people with depression and anxiety, a new study reveals.... Read More...