It is also designed for MBP teachers or those who are in training to lead an 8 - week MBP in order to meet the needs of those with
greater emotional reactivity, traumatic stress and PTSD.
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Greater emotional reactivity in women may explain many things, such as their being twice as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety disorders compared to men,» Mendrek added, who is also an associate professor at the University of Montreal's Department of Psychiatry.
Not exact matches
Among other telltale signs, HSPs exhibit a high measure of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), which is a personality trait that has been described as having hypersensitivity to external stimuli, high
emotional reactivity, and
greater depth of cognitive processing.
An overstimulated, undernourished nervous system results in
greater emotional sensitivity and
reactivity, so by strengthening this system we increase our threshold for stress - and anxiety - provoking stimuli.
Emotional reactivity can do
great damage to dating or marital partnership.
In addition to their ability to maintain sensitivity to unexpected events against a background of expected stressors, Novel rats also exhibit reduced
emotional reactivity measured in the open field (11, 22), enhanced HPA negative feedback control as indicated by a
greater CORT suppression of hippocampal field potentials (23), and a reduced basal CORT concentration (13).
Greater ability to take «I» positions in relationships, along with lower
emotional reactivity (ER) and attachment anxiety, were unique predictors of effortful control.
Importantly, MBSR may be related to
greater ability to disengage attention from aversive
emotional stimuli (Lutz et al., 2008); thereby reducing
emotional reactivity and enhancing the ability to implement emotion regulation strategies.
In both samples, child maltreatment was associated with higher levels of internalizing psychopathology, elevated
emotional reactivity, and
greater habitual engagement in rumination and impulsive responses to distress.