Protecting against the negative effects of stress | Iris Mauss
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2017-02-14

Everyone experiences stress – but why are some people better at coping with it? William James said that “the greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another”. Iris Mauss, Associate Professor at UC Berkeley, is demonstrating the wisdom of this statement in the lab: she explains the importance of “reappraising” stressful events, and believing that it is possible to control one’s emotions.

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