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Emotions
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In Negotiations, Anger Leads to Impasses
Better to keep a cool head when you’re attempting to strike a bargain. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Ryan…
Creative Achievement Can Buffer Death Anxiety
Striving for, and sometimes reaching, one’s artistic goals can produce a major psychological benefit. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:…
If You’re Happy and You Know It, Watch Your Back
Research suggests extremely happy people are seen as naive and ripe for exploitation. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Arno…
The Appeal of Botox
Botox can emancipate women from having to vigilantly police their facial expressions and actually reduce the negative feelings…
For Mozart, Misery Inspired Masterpieces
Beethoven and Liszt were also more creative following periods of anguish and grief. By Tom Jacobs Mozart. (Photo:…
Should You Trust Your Gut When Judging Emotions?
Probably not, according to new research. By Nathan Collins (Photo: designmilk/Flickr) For perhaps the same weird reasons people…
Are My Emotions Making Me Sick?
There is no proven treatment for grief, but we can stave off and mitigate its effects, in part by healing our bodies before our brains.
Parents Need to Let Their Emotions Out
Holding back tears and pretending to be overjoyed is bad for parents' well-being, according to new research.
Emotionally Restrained Women Are Viewed as Less Intelligent
Yet men who have delayed emotional reactions are looked at more favorably, according to new research.