Chronic mental stress can come in a variety of forms, and may originate in the external
environment, as an interaction between the individual and the environment, or from within …

Objective: Cardiovascular recovery of prestress baseline blood pressure has been
implicated as a possible additional determinant of sustained blood pressure elevation. We …

Anger plays a prominent definitional role in some psychological disorders currently widely
scattered across DSM-5 categories (eg, intermittent explosive disorder, borderline …

Exploring possible relationships among forgiveness, disease, and physical health is truly at
the frontiers of forgiveness research. To date, no controlled studies have demonstrated that …

Two studies investigated how discrepancies between implicit and explicit self‐esteem are
related to mental and physical health. We found that, compared to congruent self‐esteem …

Recent studies have reported that hopelessness is an important factor in cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality, including ischemic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, and …

Background Anger can trigger myocardial ischemia and may be an independent risk factor
for coronary heart disease, but its effect on early compared with late onset of disease is …

There is growing dissatisfaction with a dichotomized “anger-in” versus “anger-out” view of
anger coping. Three studies using student and community adult samples revealed a broader …

This study examines the relationship between college career stage, negative life events, and
psychological distress. Young adults enrolled in three universities completed a survey …