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Is depression contagious?
by
Dr. Scott P.
Posted
Mon 08 Dec 2008 2:41pm
A recent study that has been getting a lot of press coverage asserted that happiness may be contagious. This raises the question about whether depression may have a contagious element. The authors used social network theory to show that the probability of being happy was greater when other around you are happy - and found weaker effects for unhapp ...
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Are Exercise Habits Contagious?
by
Embracefire
Posted
Mon 01 Mar 2010 12:00am
A few days ago, I found this article in the Vancouver Province: “Are exercise habits contagious?” And I just thought it was a fantastic topic for discussion. I’d been considering writing an article about the power of close motivation or the use of a workout partner, so what better time?
The article states that new research has unvei ...
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Autistic Children Don't Seem to Yawn 'Contagiously'
by
Medline Plus
Posted
Wed 15 Sep 2010 9:00am
Study suggests this behavior may signal a lack of recognition of others' feelings
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Children with an autism spectrum disorder tend not to yawn "contagiously" -- that is, yawn in response to seeing others yawn, a new study suggests.
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The Contagiousness of Moods
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Dr. Deb
Posted
Wed 07 Jan 2009 6:52pm
Ever find yourself feeling more cranky when you're around someone whose in a crabby mood?
** Or **
Find your mood lifting when you are around a person who is happy and buoyant?
When people are in a particular mood, be it persnickety or pleasurable, that mood is often communicated to others. Remem ...
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Are Your Emotions Contagious?
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Tracie B.
Posted
Wed 11 Jan 2012 3:00am
How to trigger the good feelings and temper the bad
Each year we work to avoid catching the latest flu virus or seasonal cold, but there is another epidemic and no one is immune — it's called emotional contagion.
Emotional contagion is a term psychologists use when emotions “spread” from person to person, influencing the mo ...
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A new study shows that happiness is contagious.
by
Gretchen R.
Posted
Mon 08 Dec 2008 12:25pm
Several thoughtful readers sent me links to a fascinating new study that explores the contagiousness of happiness. The phenomenon of emotional contagion in fleeting interactions is well-known, but this study sheds some interesting light on how happiness spreads over time and across a large group of people.
Ever since I read that study about h ...
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Loneliness can be contagiousPeop ...
by
Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Fri 04 Dec 2009 6:01am
Loneliness can be contagious
People who feel lonely spread that feeling to others
04 dec 2009--Loneliness, like a bad cold, can spread among groups of people, research at the University of Chicago, the University of California-San Diego and Harvard shows.
Using longitudinal data from a large-scale study that has been following health con ...
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Catching Up, Part 1: Too Many Hospitals
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McNulty Family
Posted
Tue 13 Nov 2012 10:26am
Don't even know where to start here. The last four weeks have been a blur and a bit overwhelming.
Kids visiting Charlie yesterday
Gen's cousin, Charlie, was in a horrific motorcycle accident and spent the last few weeks battling for his life in the ICU. Somehow, he continues to beat the odds and battle each day.
G ...
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Courageous, Outrageous, Contagious!
by
BwhoUR
Posted
Sun 11 Jan 2009 4:19pm
I took this shot inside Barneys @ North Park in Dallas. Everytime I walk by Barney's Co-Op section in the Houston Galleria, I am drawn to this same found-object wall art. The Barney's Co-Op started as a part of the prestigious Barneys, but no longer stuffy and established, it is a place for new designers to show their wares and basically, anythi ...
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