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The Value of Investing in Mental Health

We often assume that mental well-being simply means being happy, while mental stress means being sad. However, the range of mental health...

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Mindfulness in the Moment

Mindfulness has become a trendy buzzword, bringing with it promises of a calm, clear mind and balanced emotional well-being. But what is...

Active Listening – Making Others Feel Heard

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Active Listening – Making Others Feel Heard

She always interrupts me.” – “He never listens.” One of the most common complaints in relationship conflict is not feeling heard. Whether...

Assertive Communication: Making Yourself Heard

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Assertive Communication: Making Yourself Heard

Last month, we explored active listening as a way of making our conversation partners feel heard. This month, let us focus on making...

Cortisol and the Immune System: How Work-Stress can affect our Down-Time

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Cortisol and the Immune System: How Work-Stress can affect our Down-Time

Have you ever embarked on that long-awaited holiday trip after busy times at work, only to find yourself in bed with a full-blown flu?...

Impact of concurrent cognitive processing on cold pain perception: Implications for pain management

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Impact of concurrent cognitive processing on cold pain perception: Implications for pain management

The similarities between self-experienced and vicarious pain have led research to suggest that both experiences may be facilitated by...

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The Neuroimaging of Vicarious Pain

The similarities between self-experienced and vicarious pain have led research to suggest that both experiences may be facilitated by...

Effects of vicarious pain on self-pain perception: investigating the role of awareness.

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Effects of vicarious pain on self-pain perception: investigating the role of awareness.

The observation of pain in others may enhance or reduce self-pain, yet the boundary conditions and factors that determine the direction...

Relationships between visual awareness and approach-withdrawal behaviours

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Relationships between visual awareness and approach-withdrawal behaviours

This thesis examined the effects of higher cognitive mechanisms on the automatic and elaborate elicitation of motivational behaviours by...

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