We review theory and empirical study of distress tolerance, an emerging risk factor
candidate for various forms of psychopathology. Despite the long-standing interest in and …

Background The fight-or-flight response is generally regarded as the prototypic human
response to stress. First described by Walter Cannon in 1932, the fightor-flight response is …

Two studies tested the hypothesis that certain positive emotions speed recovery from the
cardiovascular sequelae of negative emotions. In Study 1, 60 subjects (Ss) viewed an initial …

Positive emotions are hypothesized to undo the cardiovascular aftereffects of negative
emotions. Study 1 tests this undoing effect. Participants (n= 170) experiencing anxiety …

Psychological stress has been proposed as a major contributor to the progression of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Acute mental stress can activate the sympathetic-adrenal …

Whether one is male or female is one of the most important determinants of human health.
While males are more susceptible to cardiovascular and infectious disease, they are …

Background: Sex differences in stress responses may be one mechanism underlying gender
differences in depression. We hypothesized that men and women would show different …

The “mediated sense of presence” is a technology-induced illusion of being present in one
(simulated) place when one is actually present in another (physical) place. Typically …

Accelerated telomere length attrition has been associated with psychological stress and
early adversity in adults; however, no studies have examined whether telomere length in …

Self-enhancement is variously portrayed as a positive illusion that can foster health and
longevity or as defensive neuroticism that can have physiological-neuroendocrine costs. In a …