Category: Emotions

Study suggests multitasking in the workplace can lead to negative emotions

From the University of Houston press release: From writing papers to answering emails, it’s common for office workers to juggle multiple tasks at once. But those constant interruptions can actually… Read more »

Study illuminates process whereby the brain links events to form a memory

From the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University press release: A woman walking down the street hears a bang. Several moments later she discovers her boyfriend, who had been walking ahead… Read more »

Study suggests extinguishing fearful memories depends on the flexibility of your DNA

From the University of Queensland press release: Fear is an important survival mechanism and so too is the ability to inhibit fear when it’s no longer needed. In order to… Read more »

Study looks at personality traits of patients with social anxiety disorder

From the Uppsala University press release: Individuals with social anxiety disorder have markedly different personality traits than others. Emotional instability and introversion are hallmarks, according to a new study from… Read more »

Study suggests infant temperament predicts personality over 20 years later

From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release: Researchers investigating how temperament shapes adult life-course outcomes have found that behavioral inhibition in infancy predicts a reserved, introverted personality at… Read more »

Study suggests genetic links to childhood emotional, social and psychiatric problems

From the University of Queensland press release: Emotional, social and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents have been linked to higher levels of genetic vulnerability for adult depression. University of… Read more »

Study suggests natural mood regulation is low or even absent in people with depression

From the University of Oxford press release: Periods of lockdown during the COVID-19 situation likely to exacerbate problems with mood regulation, say experts at the University of Oxford. Mood varies… Read more »

Researchers develop new treatment for childhood anxiety that works by changing parent behaviour

From the Elsevier press release: A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that an entirely parent-based treatment, SPACE (Supportive… Read more »