(Dr David Duemler has kindly offered this book review to us. Read and enjoy!LJ) In her book Love 2.0, Barbara Frederickson proposes that love is based on micro-moments of “positivity resonance.” In these moments there is sharing of positive emotion, synchrony in biochemistry and behavior, and motivation resulting in mutual care. Frederickson is not the […]
Dr. Ed Suarez at Duke has published another study on c-reactive protein and depression. You can read the announcement here: http://tinyurl.com/LynnJ-creactiveproteinstudy For years now we have been learning how depression appears to have a large component of inflammation. Dr Charles Raison at the University of Arizona Medical School has written on this. His 2010 Archives […]
TEACHING POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY As I study positive psychology, I feel more and more interest in teaching and sharing. I am happier; I want others to be happier. One of the best ways to improve happiness is to look at specific activities that will improve one’s quality of life. Mike Frisch at Baylor has done a […]
Here’s some interesting research announced a couple of days ago on Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130307091552.htm#.UTo3CLq4o34.email Synopsis: Children who exercise and are exposed to stress have very little rise in cortisol, whereas sedentary couch potatoes have a rather nasty surge. LYNN SAYS: This is important because we see more and more research about depression being a primary […]
The Journal of Experimental Psychology: General has scheduled an article for publication in a future issue of the journal: “On Feeding Those Hungry for Praise: Person Praise Backfires in Children With Low Self-Esteem.” The authors are Eddie Brummelman, Sander Thomaes, Geertjan Overbeek, Bram Orobio de Castro, Marcel A. van den Hout, and Brad J. Bushman. […]
