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- Mind over matter: Patients' perceptions of illness make a difference
- Are we bad at forecasting our emotions? It depends on how you measure accuracy
- Most people fudge numbers on weight and height surveys
- How a parent's education can affect the mental health of their offspring
- Power of the subconscious in human fear revealed
| Mind over matter: Patients' perceptions of illness make a difference Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST Whenever we fall ill, there are many different factors that come together to influence the course of our illness. Additional medical conditions, stress levels, and social support all have an impact on our health and well-being, especially when we are ill. But a new report suggests that what you think about your illness matters just as much, if not more, in determining your health outcomes.  |
| Are we bad at forecasting our emotions? It depends on how you measure accuracy Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST How will you feel if you fail that test? Awful, really awful, you say. Then you fail the test and, yes, you feel bad -- but not as bad as you thought you would. This pattern holds for most people, research shows. The takeaway message: People are lousy at predicting their emotions.  |
| Most people fudge numbers on weight and height surveys Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:24 PM PST When people in the U.S. are asked to provide their weight for research surveys, they underestimate their weight and overestimate their height, despite numerous public reports about increasing rates of obesity. Whites are more likely to do so than Blacks or Hispanics, finds a new study.  |
| How a parent's education can affect the mental health of their offspring Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:39 AM PST Could depression in adulthood be tied to a parent's level of education? A new study by a medical sociologist suggests this is the case.  |
| Power of the subconscious in human fear revealed Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST The human subconscious has a bigger impact than previously thought on how we respond to danger, according to new research. This new study shows that our primitive response to fear can contradict our conscious assessment of danger.  |
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