It’s amazing you can form such a strong bond with an animal who communicates with you exclusively non-verbally. If you’re a dog owner, you know the joy of walking in through the door to be greeted by your pup excitedly wagging their tail. But did you know that dogs are one of the few animals…
Read MoreFeeling angry? Write down your thoughts then throw them away
There are many ways to manage your emotions but researchers out of Nagoya University have discovered a simple, but effective, strategy to help with anger management. Writing down your thoughts on the cause of your anger and then throwing that piece of paper away can be an effective way to neutralize your negative feelings. The…
Read MoreDigital Devices Can Hinder Kids’ Emotion Regulation Ability
All parents of young children know how challenging it is when your child throws a tantrum. But think again before you reach for a mobile phone or tablet to soothe them. New research entitled “Cure for tantrums? Longitudinal associations between parental digital emotion regulation and children’s self-regulatory skills” suggests that doing so may damage a…
Read MoreThe Link Between Childhood Trauma and Emotion Recognition
A recent study published in Scientific Reports studied the association between childhood trauma and emotion recognition. Their results showed that childhood trauma alone was significantly associated with emotion recognition accuracy when exploring stimuli intensity, modality, and emotion. Furthermore, when researchers controlled for psychopathy and alexithymia, childhood trauma was significant only when exploring the emotion portrayed. The…
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