Category: Studies
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Happiness Research
Read more: Happiness ResearchJohn Grohol sums up the positive psychology basics in 5 Reliable Findings from Happiness Research. Here they are, minus the explanations, which await you at PsychCentral: 1. You control about half your happiness level. 2. Money doesn’t buy happiness. 3. Lottery winnings create only temporary, short-term happiness. 4. Relationships are a key factor in long-term…
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Depression and PMDD
Read more: Depression and PMDDA study looks at the difference between depression and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD): “We found the greatest weight of evidence that PMDD and major depression are really two distinct entities in terms of biological response to stress and with respect to pain sensitivity and pain mechanisms.” More, including a description of PMDD’s intensity, in the…
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Abstraction and Self-Control
Read more: Abstraction and Self-ControlPsyBlog profiles a study about increasing self-control by thinking abstractly–thinking about the why of a goal, instead of the how. [I]t seems you can bolster resistance to temptation by thinking abstractly about the goal you want to obtain because it causes your mind to automatically associate temptations with negativity. Hey presto, more self-control and thank…
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The Stress-Depression-Anxiety Connection
Read more: The Stress-Depression-Anxiety ConnectionA study finds the molecular connection between stress, anxiety, and depression. It’s the corticotropin releasing factor receptors! Should’ve known.
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Life and Death Depression
Read more: Life and Death DepressionA study measures the association between death and suicide to try to understand and predict suicidal behavior: [P]articipants presenting to the emergency room after a suicide attempt had a stronger implicit association between death/ suicide and self than did participants presenting with other psychiatric emergencies. In addition, participants with strong associations between death/ suicide and…