Not all stress is created equal. Positive stress, or eustress, can be exciting and motivating. If you're looking forward to a big event or challenge at work, eustress can build anticipation and ...

A deep dive into the surprising ways stress can be beneficial to the body, exploring both the positive and negative impacts.

A new study has challenged the commonly held belief that consciously suppressing negative thoughts is bad for our mental health, finding that people who did so had lower levels of post-traumatic ...

Imagine that you are a clinician who delivers psychological treatment to depressed clients. Would you be able to alleviate the prolonged sadness of your clients by “prescribing” them high doses of ...

A positive outlook can lower stress, boost immunity, and even improve heart health, according to the Mayo Clinic. But experts ...

A new study published in Psychological Medicine has found that a specific type of cognitive training can reduce biological markers of stress. The training, focused on modifying memory biases, appeared ...

When I started researching the science of happiness a decade ago, I was convinced negative emotions had no place in it. I thought that happiness meant you didn't have any negative emotions in your ...