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That time of year is upon us once again, many people dread it due to those family gatherings that seem to be a bounty of drama. While some of this may be heavily influenced by alcohol, sometimes people just don’t get along, what’s worse is that family knows just how to push those buttons. Family, …
Social relationships influence physical health, but questions remain about the nature of this connection. New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science suggests that the way you feel about your close relationships may be affecting the way your body functions. Previous smaller-scale studies have examined the connection between relationship conflict or satisfaction with stress levels …
Social relationships influence physical health, but questions remain about the nature of this connection. New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science suggests that the way you feel about your close relationships may be affecting the way your body functions. Previous smaller-scale studies have examined the connection between relationship conflict or satisfaction with stress levels …
Researchers in the Department of Biobehavioral Health (BBH) at Penn State found that sleep quality and quantity at night is affected by that day’s stressors, and sleep hours and quality affect daily stressors the next day. The relationship can create a cycle that can positively — or negatively — affect individuals and families, especially families …
That time of year is upon us once again, many people dread it due to those family gatherings that seem to be a bounty of drama. While some of this may be heavily influenced by alcohol, sometimes people just don’t get along, what’s worse is that family knows just how to push those buttons. Family, …
Some people enjoy spending time with their families during the holidays, but for many of us these events are anything but a joyful comforting holiday event. Instead it is a dreaded warzone which can even carry over from an unfinished argument from another year, or stem from disguised favoritism, and differing opinions from anything, let’s …
Driving, flying, boating, and amusement park rides can elicit a sense of fear or trepidation with unpleasant visions of looming dizziness, nausea, and vomiting for those of us who suffer from motion sickness. It is estimated that motion sickness affects around 15-25% of the population. When physical sense of movement and visual perception are …