Positive activities, such as increasing supportive emotions, can reduce body discomfort in adults with mild to moderate chronic pain, according to research. The authors concluded that teaching very ...

Most of us want to be happy and stay that way, and research from positive psychology has shown that making a habit of certain day-to-day activities—like expressing gratitude, exercising, or performing ...

Investigators at the University of California in Riverside (UCR) say that depressed people who tend to practice positive activities oftentimes exhibit a decrease in the severity of their symptoms. The ...

In much of my work as an anxiety specialist, I help people learn to approach things that bring up anxiety, fear, and catastrophic thoughts—experiences they typically avoid. For example, if someone ...