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What Is Resilience? A Psychologist Explains the Main Ingredients That Help People Manage Stress
By Rachel Goldsmith Turow Your Health

What Is Resilience? A Psychologist Explains the Main Ingredients That Help People Manage Stress

The word resilience can be perplexing. Does it mean remaining calm when faced with stress? Bouncing back quickly? Growing from adversity? Is resilience an attitude, a character trait or a skill set? And can misperceptions about resilience hurt people, rather than help? To sum it up in a sentence: Resilience is the ability to manage […]

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Teaching Positive Psychology Skills at School May Be One Way To Help Student Mental Health And Happiness
By Kai Zhuang Shum Your Health

Teaching Positive Psychology Skills at School May Be One Way To Help Student Mental Health And Happiness

Youth mental health has worsened significantly over the past decade, but new interventions that teach positive psychology concepts in school may help. American young people are reporting historically high levels of hopelessness, sadness and loneliness. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 20% of adolescents […]

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Doomscrolling Is Literally Bad for Your Health. Here Are 4 Tips to Help You Stop
By Kate Mannell and James Meese Your Health

Doomscrolling Is Literally Bad for Your Health. Here Are 4 Tips to Help You Stop

Doomscrolling can be a normal reaction to living through uncertain times. It’s natural to want to understand dramatic events unfolding around you and to seek out information when you’re afraid. But becoming absorbed in bad news for too long can be detrimental. A newly published study has found that people with high levels of problematic […]

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Screen Time Is Contributing to Chronic Sleep Deprivation in Tweens and Teens — A Pediatric Sleep Expert Explains How Critical Sleep Is to Kids’ Mental Health
By Maida Lynn Chen Children

Screen Time Is Contributing to Chronic Sleep Deprivation in Tweens and Teens — A Pediatric Sleep Expert Explains How Critical Sleep Is to Kids’ Mental Health

With the start of a new school year comes the inevitable battle to get kids back into a healthy bedtime routine. In many cases, this likely means resetting boundaries on screen use, especially late in the evenings. But imposing and enforcing those rules can be easier said than done. A growing body of research is […]

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