Animals receive environmental stimuli from neural signals in order to produce hormones that
control immune responses. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are a group of steroid hormones …

Abstract Background Perceived Social Isolation or loneliness, a cognitive state with negative
effects on health, is a global problem. Objectives Treatment of diagnosed loneliness is …

This paper advances a psychophysiological systems view of pain in which physical injury, or
wounding, generates a complex stress response that extends beyond the nervous system …

The importance of self‐compassion in the context of medical problems has been highlighted
in previous research. Its role in the psychological adjustment of cancer patients, however …

Betrayal trauma, or trauma perpetrated by someone with whom a victim is close, is strongly
associated with a range of negative psychological and physical health outcomes. However …

Accumulating data are documenting an inverse relationship between immune status,
response to vaccination, health, and longevity, suggesting that the immune system becomes …

Cancer patients experience several stressors and emotional upheavals. Fear of death,
interruption of life plans, changes in body image and self-esteem, changes in social role and …

A lo largo de la vida, se experimenta estrés físico y mental de muchas formas y debido a
gran variedad de circunstancias. Sin embargo, falta mucho por conocer en relación a la …

Objective: Everyday stressors can threaten valued aspects of the self. Self-affirmation theory
posits that this threat could be attenuated if individuals affirm alternative self-resources. The …

Objectives: To explore perceived benefits, barriers, and cues to action of yoga practice
among adults. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with persons who had never …