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Anxiety, Depression, and Academic Performance: The Role of Working Memory Capacity
Don’t forget to prioritize your mental health. Studies have shown that long-term anxiety and depression predicted more deficits in working memory abilities, which is related to lower academic performance.
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Feeling down during COVID? How to overcome your “negative filter”
It can be hard to disengage from the negativity around us and even harder to acknowledge the positive aspects of our lives. Here are some tips for understanding your “negative filter” and overcoming it.
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Gender Differences in Depression: The Role of Inflammation
This article is authored by Eva Li, Samantha Eisert, and Danny Rahal and is part of the 2020 pre-graduate spotlight week. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the US affecting 7.1% of the adult population (NIMH, 2017), and it can greatly reduce individuals’…
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Hauntingly Accurate Portrayals of Severe Mental Illness at a Theater Near You
The following post discusses key plot elements of two films currently in theaters – Melancholia and Martha Marcy May Marlene. Although the post purposefully does not give away the ending of the films, be advised that potential spoilers abound.
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Depression and the immune system: recent research
Behavioral scientists have been studying depression and depressive symptoms for a long time, yet the etiology is still not fully known.