Psychology (PSYCH08234)

Does Hugging Provide Stress-Buffering Social Support? A Study of Susceptibility to Upper Respiratory Infection and Illness Sheldon Cohen, Denise Janicki-Deverts, Ronald B. Turner, and William J. Doyle Perceived social support has been hypothesized to protect against the pathogenic effects of stress. How such protection might be conferred, however, is not well understood

Operational Definitions: Reliability and Validity Review the information in section #5 of the article summary and in the article to make a short note about what you know about the reliability and validity of the operational definition of each variable Stress, anxiety, and depression - Dutch version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS; De Beurs et al. 2001; Lovibond and Lovibond 1995).

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Due to the fact that anger can become a destructive emotional response in certain situations and circumstances, individuals should learn to properly control their anger in order to remain as a productive part of society.

Individuals who are suffering with bipolar disorder, exhibit signs of depression along with periods of extreme excitability and feelings of superiority which is referred to as the manic period. These periods of elevated self-esteem and feelings of invincibility usually persist for a time period of no less than one week.

A brief excerpt: The majority of individuals view anxiety as being harmful and disruptive however the truth is that without a certain degree of anxiety in everyday life people would not be capable of functioning at optimum levels. Low levels of anxiety help to drive peak performance in regards to circumstances such as presenting material to an audience or taking a difficult exam however; when these levels of anxiety reach beyond the range of normality, they have the propensity to disable the suf...