by Just as there is a continuum of severity for disease or injury, there is also a continuum of wellness. Psychological, social, and behavioral factors impact susceptibility to and severity of illness, and they also affect wellness. The World Health…
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Practice
by Most people like to have some opportunity to prepare for new situations or tasks. In preparation for an important job interview, an individual might practice with a friend or family member. Teenagers go through a driver’s education course prior…
Procrastination and Mood Repair
by Volume 15, Number 9 Most people have some health behavior that they fully intend to improve at some point in the future… perhaps tomorrow, next week, or in the months/years ahead. The goal might be more consumption of vegetables,…
Healthspan
by Volume 15, Number 2 S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is known for his research about the maximum number of years that human beings can live.…
The Day After
by Volume 14, Number 8 How you feel today about what happened yesterday can affect your health ten years from now. This is the conclusion of a study recently published in Psychological Science by investigators from the University of California,…