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).
The results show that behavioral interventions designed to
reduce emotional reactivity are beneficial to people suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions.
Several of the basic mindfulness techniques are hypothesized to
reduce emotional reactivity: mindful listening (i.e., listening attentively in a non-reactive and non-judgemental way); acknowledging and labeling emotional states in a non-personal way, in order to avoid being swept up in a negative emotional cycle («there is anger»); noting feelings as passing mental events; viewing partner's angry statements as «just words» rather than facts; and having the intention to act compassionately towards one's partner, even while angry.
Teaching and practicing effective stress management tools to
reduce emotional reactivity in the service of being effective through legal meetings and in interactions with your partner
Mindfulness - based stress reduction (MBSR) is thought to
reduce emotional reactivity and enhance emotion regulation in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD).
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.
Not exact matches
Mindfulness meditation helps focus on the present moment as well as various positive psychological effects, including
reduced psychological symptoms and
emotional reactivity.
Regular mindfulness practices and skills
reduce negative thinking, negative
emotional reactivity, and thus negative classroom and school climate.
After reviewing the benefits of mindfulness practices — like
reduced stress, boosted working memory, and lowered
emotional reactivity — it was no longer a nice - to - have, but rather a necessity.
Irvine, California — November 12, 2016
Emotional Reconditioning: Practices that
Reduce Reactivity and Prime the Attachment System.
Women who held hands with their partners during this experience subsequently showed improved
emotional regulation in the face of the threat, as detected by
reduced reactivity within the brain.
After reviewing the benefits of mindfulness practices — like
reduced stress, boosted working memory, and lowered
emotional reactivity — it was no longer a nice - to - have, but rather a necessity.
The mind is known to be a factor in stress and stress - related disorders, and meditation has been shown to positively effect a range of autonomic physiological processes, such as lowering blood pressure and
reducing overall arousal and
emotional reactivity.
Mindful parenting interventions are hypothesized to help
reduce interparental conflict by lowering partners»
emotional reactivity to each other, thereby preventing couples from a negative spiral of anger and blame during discussions of conflict.
In a collaborative divorce, divorce coaches (licensed mental health professionals)
reduce your costs by preparing you to communicate effectively in and during meetings, while also helping you to manage your
emotional reactivity.
Teachers in the Schussler et al. (2016) study reported increased
emotional awareness and
reduced reactivity in
emotional situations; the breathing and emotion awareness exercises learned as part of the MBI were commonly utilised by teachers to effect this outcome.
Whereas fearless temperament can impair conscience development through insufficient engagement with important socialization cues (i.e.,
reduced face preference during early development; see Bedford et al., 2015), high
emotional reactivity / dysregulation might make children overwhelmed in negatively charged situations, thus more prone to miss such cues in those particular contexts where they tend to be elicited (e.g., parental anger, peer distress; see Hoffman, 1982; Young et al., 1999; Frick and Morris, 2004).
In dealing with conflict, one of the most important starting points, is learning how to
reduce your own negative
emotional reactivity.
Children with CU traits and EB have
reduced emotional and physiological
reactivity that is not evident in children with EB alone [12, 13].