New research uncovers link between perfectionism and pain
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A little self-compassion can go a long way when you have chronic pain, according to a new study out of Murdoch University. The research found that psychological factors may play a crucial role in the experience and management of chronic pain.
Experiencing higher levels of gratitude could lead to lower financial stress, new research published in De Gruyter Brill’s Open Psychology suggests.
The paper proposes a generic risk theory that treats risk as information produced by human cognition. It introduces a quantitative descriptive model linking spontaneous risk perception and analytical risk cognition through disparities between target and realistic value expectations, outlines conditions for when perception occurs, and connects the framework to decision-making and potential AI-enabled implementations.