Illuminating Hidden Causes of Workplace Stress

Published on October 25, 2011 by Kimberly Key in Counseling Keys Companies can’t see what they don’t value. One of the biggest causes of conflict in the world is due to misunderstanding. So what happens when employers misunderstand their employees?...

Stressing Out, Outing Stress

by Ryan Piurek, Spring 2008 in The Trustees of Indiana University   Minor stressors–such as deadlines, family squabbles, and traffic–can affect the brain’s ability to process information. Sitting in a noisy coffee shop on a Monday morning, nervously...

Under Pressure: Your Brain on Conflict

Published on April 6, 2011 by Joshua Gowin, Ph.D. in You, Illuminated   Why drama is bad for your brain. Of all the things we lack in the world today—cheap oil, clean air, vacation time—conflict is not one of them. We must face conflict and confrontations, whether...

Brain Chemical Messengers

Published By: teachhealth.com  On a typical day in the brain, trillions of messages are sent and received. The exciting discoveries began in the spring of 1977. Tools had been discovered. Tools that were enabling scientists to penetrate the very interior of single...