Couldn’t socially distance? Blame your working memory
UC Riverside-led study highlights critical role working memory capacity plays in social distancing compliance during early stages of the COVID-19 ...
Tag: Coping/Phobias
Insufficient sleep harms children’s mental health
University of Houston study: Poor sleep at night 'spills over' into children's emotional livesCredit: University of Houston In a new ...
Uganda’s Ik are not unbelievably selfish and mean
Small ethnic group is cooperative and generous, contrary to 1972 book portrayalCredit: Cathryn Townsend The Ik, a small ethnic group ...
Your brain shows if you are lonely or not
New insight into how the brain maps our interpersonal tiesCredit: Figure provided by Andrea L. Courtney and Meghan L. Meyer ...
Chapman University national study highlights wide-ranging effects of COVID-19 pandemic
The survey examined the experiences of 4,149 adults living in the United States and how the crisis is impacting their ...
Overcoming challenges of individuals with autism during the COVID-19 pandemic
University of Miami Health System researchers publish commentary in Lancet PsychiatryCredit: University of Miami Health System The COVID-19 pandemic is ...
Continuously tracking fear response could improve mental health treatment
UH researcher develops method to track arousal from sweat, heart rate togetherCredit: University of Houston Assistant professor of electrical and ...
Coping after breast cancer
UD researchers study how fear of cancer recurrence impacts a couple's quality of lifeCredit: Illustration by Jeffrey Chase To recur ...
Found: Neural circuit that drives physical responses to emotional stress
This circuit could be a key target for treating stress-related disorders such as panic disorder and PTSD.Credit: Kazuhiro Nakamura Researchers ...
New study study to look at social media’s impact on consumer behavior when red tide strikes
Credit: UCF, Rosen College of Hospitality The University of Central Florida is one of two universities selected to study the ...
Stress in parents of children with autism: Pets may help
MU researcher examines impact of pet dogs, cats on families with autismCredit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
Easing the burden of coronavirus with virtual reality
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 21, 2020--A new article discusses the psychological stresses imposed by ...
CUNY New York City COVID-19 survey week 4
New Yorkers seem resigned to a long siege as COVID-19 infection, job loss, food access challenges, depression, anxiety, and hopelessness ...
New app could help panic attack sufferers manage anxiety during coronavirus pandemic
Credit: Sally McC ay For the nearly 36 million Americans who experience panic attacks, the coronavirus pandemic is a potentially ...