November 12, 2009 LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Swiss scientists say people who are stressed and reach for dark chocolate -- the "chocolate cure" -- do seem to experience less emotional stress.
Does stress trigger your chocolate habit? There are many behavioral tasks out there which use monkeys. But a lot of people lately are asking the question: why use monkeys when you can use humans? Of course, for some of these tasks, conditions have to exist that we would be unable to obtain in humans, but there are some simple behavioral tasks which a rat, a monkey, and a human can do equally well. And Sci must imagine that tasks like
Get a Plant: You'll Feel Better Recently, an article in Miller-McCune caught my attention. It mentioned several research studies related to the positive impact of nature on the human condition. Having plants, going for a walk in the park, or even looking at a landscape poster could produce psychological benefits, reduce stress, and improve concentration. Click here for the Miller-McCune article: Nature is Good.So, I decided
Mindfulness and the Financial Crisis Here in the city (and all over the country), anxiety about the financial crisis is palpable and omnipresent. Thousands of people, especially within the financial services industry, have been losing their jobs. Real estate construction and development have slowed or ceased, while home sales plummet. Retail businesses and restaurants have been doing poorly too as many of us cope with a decrease
What Is Urban Mindfulness? What is mindfulness?Mindfulness has been described as "nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment" by Jon Kabat-Zinn. This refers to our ability to notice what we're experiencing right now without critique or analysis. Thus, mindfulness is different from thinking. It's the difference between thinking, "Oh, no! I'm late!" vs. noting that "Oh, no! I'm late!" is
Work Stress Associated With Adverse Mental And Physical Health Outcomes In Police Officers Exposure to critical incidents, workplace discrimination, lack of cooperation among coworkers and job dissatisfaction correlated significantly with perceived work stress among urban police officers, according to a new study. Work stress was significantly associated with adverse outcomes, including depression and intimate partner abuse.
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