Word: stressing
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...research suggests that the phenomenon may be due to something beyond the circular fact that people in higher classes tend to have better health habits -- such as not smoking -- than those in lower classes. Researchers believe that one key factor responsible for the observed differences may be the lower stress -- and lesser accompanying vulnerability to disease -- encountered by those on the higher rungs of the social ladder...
...This research is interesting," says TIME medical columnist Christine Gorman, "but it needs some refinement." Stress is something that's hard to measure. It may be stressful to be at the bottom, but it can also be stressful at the top -- the pressure to maintain one's success, for example. "Does that mean that there is such a thing as good stress and bad stress?" she asks. The social-class research also needs to branch out and investigate if other factors are at work. For example, says Gorman, there is a tendency for children to stay in the same general...
Nick is better now, and has co-authored a book with his mom: Kid Power Tactics for Dealing with Depression. Susan is happy to have her son back safe--even though there is some stress. "It's so much fun to have an obnoxious 15-year-old," she says, "and I mean normal obnoxious...
Psychologists stress the importance of ritual in binding families together, and Memorial Day presents a great opportunity. This year, if you're driving to the beach, turn off the car radio and explain to your kids why everyone has the day off. On the way out of town, swing by the war memorial. Your kids may see it every day, but now you can explain what it is there for. Lucky to live in a time of relative peace, they need to be taught that we honor the sacrifice of others. Find out if there's a parade nearby...
BABY BLUES Postpartum depression is no fun for Mom, but scientists say it's pretty bad for infants too. A new report shows that depressed mothers and their newborns both have high levels of the stress hormone cortisol and that an infant's cortisol level remains high for months--even after Mom's level returns to normal...