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Learn to identify your emotions by keeping track of how you’re feeling throughout your day. You can do this by setting a reminder on your phone to buzz every few hours and manually noting down what you are doing in that moment, along with your mood and any associated physical... Read full article »
Proven Happiness Boosters By examining the characteristics of happy people, researchers have identified activities that can increase people’s happiness. While these exercises are not a cure-all panacea, a growing body of evidence demonstrates that relatively simple changes in our thoughts and behaviours can precipitate meaningful increases in happiness. The following... Read full article »
Below is a list of apps I have used and recommend. Meditation Headpsace Calm Smiling Mind Emotions Tracking coming soon Fitness coming soon Habit Forming coming soon Read full article »
Professor Sonya Lyubomirsky from the University of California, Riverside has created the Subjective Happiness Scale[1], which you can download here, or from her website here. INSTRUCTIONS For each of the following statements and/or questions, circle the point on the scale that you feel is most appropriate in describing you. To score the scale,... Read full article »
Social support in general, and the availability of help from family or friends, is positively associated with medication adherence. An assessment of a person’s perception of, and need for, a social support network can be as important as the person’s readiness to change when determining his or her level of... Read full article »
This video is taken from the paper: Effective Reaction to Danger: Attachment Insecurities Predict Behavioral Reactions to an Experimentally Induced Threat Above and Beyond General Personality Traits Tsachi Ein-Dor, Mario Mikulincer, and Phillip R. Shaver Read full article »
The Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-R) is a screening test for depression and depressive disorder. The CESD-R measures symptoms defined by the American Psychiatric Association' Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) for a major depressive episode. You can take the test below, or from the CESD-R website here. INSTRUCTIONS... Read full article »
In Episode #2 of The Whole Health Life Podcast you’ll learn that new research shows that skin heals faster from a flesh wound if you’re more positive and how smiling, even when you don’t feel happy can reduce your stress. This podcast is all about the new research proving there’s a connection... Read full article »
Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life, by Paul Ekman Renowned psychologist Paul Ekman explains the roots of our emotions―anger, fear, disgust, sadness, and happiness―and shows how they cascade across our faces, providing clear signals to those who can identify the clues. As featured in... Read full article »
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