Tag: anger
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Why Couples Fight
Read more: Why Couples FightYou probably have a pretty good idea why you fight as a couple. But here’s a study to tell you all about it. [The study] identified the first type of underlying concern as perceived threat, which involves a perception that one’s partner is being hostile, critical, blaming or controlling. The second type of concern is…
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A Little Book on the Human Shadow
Read more: A Little Book on the Human ShadowSomething to consider reading: A Little Book on the Human Shadow, by Robert Bly. You may know Bly as the author of men’s movement tome, Iron John. He’s also a poet, public speaker, and engaged reader of lots of psych lit–particularly Carl Jung, Alice Miller, and Marie Louise von Franz. Shadow reproduces a series of readings…
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Pain Anger Memory (Three Articles)
Read more: Pain Anger Memory (Three Articles)Three clicks to three articles on three topics: Pain, Depression Linked (PsychCentral) Exercise May Ward Off Anger (WebMD) Memory Improved By Saying Words Aloud (PsyBlog)
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The Angry Brain
Read more: The Angry BrainFrom ScienceDaily, a portrait of the chemistry of the angry brain. Summed up: When we get angry, the heart rate, arterial tension and testosterone production increases, cortisol (the stress hormone) decreases, and the left hemisphere of the brain becomes more stimulated.
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Exercise v. Depression and Anxiety
Read more: Exercise v. Depression and AnxietyA Boston University meta-analysis (a study of studies) confirms what you may have already suspected if you’ve ever jogged around the block or done a few sit-ups when anxious, depressed, stressed, or angry–exercise is good for your mental health. “Individuals who exercise report fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, and lower levels of stress and…