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Being overly optimistic in life puts us at risk. In addition, people who show cheerful, optimistic personality traits during childhood, have a shorter life expectancy than their more serious counter parts. On the other hand, optimists are more psychologically resilient, have stronger immune systems, and live longer on average than more reality-based opposites. So who’s better off in life; the optimist or the pessimist? And who’s reality comes closest to the truth? 
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People’s judgments about whether they are depressed depend on how they believe their own suffering “ranks” in relation to the suffering of friends and family and the wider world. Articles about DEPRESSION: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=depression
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People who place a high value on wealth, status, and stuff are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than those who do not, say researchers. Articles about PSYCHOLOGY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=psychology
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Yes. Might be time to visit the Grand Canyon or take in an amazing sunset.
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(Medical Xpress) -- What if you could teach your brain to respond differently to things that make you feel sad, down or stressed out? What if doing that helped ward off depression?
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February 26, 2013 2:05 PM
This article will help me support my fact that girls are more likely to suffer from depression and it will also help me support my point that it can be helped. The brain plays a vital role in depression and I am glad I can find articles like this to help me prove my points.
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Financial loss can lead to irrational behavior. Now, research by Weizmann Institute scientists reveals that the effects of loss go even deeper: Loss can compromise our early perception and interfere with our grasp of the true situation. The findings, which recently appeared in the Journal of Neuroscience, may also have implications for our understanding of the neurological mechanisms underlying post-traumatic stress disorder.
Cindy Tam's comment,
June 13, 2012 2:54 PM
Funny, you see this behavior sometimes while playing poker. http://www.ehow.com/about_4673664_does-full-tilt-mean-poker.html
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If the desire for ever-more material goods is not itself a mental disorder, it is associated with higher rates of depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior.
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A new study along the same lines as its predecessors shows how eating fast food is linked to a greater risk of suffering from depression.
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"60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl calls report to air Sunday "explosive," challenges effectiveness of antidepressants...
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(Medical Xpress) -- A new magnetic therapy that treats major depression recently received a major boost when the government announced Medicare will cover the procedure in Illinois. Articles about DEPRESSION: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=1&tag=depression
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