Psyche Me Up: 2nd Chapter

This article was based on a research made by Laura Kubzansky of Harvard University.


Keys to a happier, healthier life
Research suggests that certain personal attributes—whether inborn or shaped by positive life circumstances—help some people avoid or healthfully manage diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and depression.

These include:
· Emotional vitality: a sense of enthusiasm, hopefulness, engagement things that occur in life

· Supportive networks of family and friends

· Being good at “self-regulation,” i.e. bouncing back from stressful challenges and knowing that things will eventually look up again; choosing healthy behaviors such as physical activity and eating well; and avoiding risky behaviors such as unsafe sex, drinking alcohol to excess, and regular overeating.