Browsing by Subject "Stress"
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An Investigation into Irish Primary Teachers' Perceptions of Mindfulness
(2019-05)In recent years mindfulness-based practices have begun to permeate classrooms throughout Ireland, resulting in the need for additional research focusing on the experiences and perceptions of the teachers carrying out the ... -
Change in perceived stress and 2-year change in cognitive function among older adults: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
(Wiley, 2018)Prolonged or severe stress can adversely affect older adults' cognitive function, but population‐based studies investigating this relationship over time are rare. Previous studies have largely focused on stress either ... -
Dissociation of dorsal hippocampal regional activation under the influence of stress in freely behaving rats.
(2011)Stress has deleterious effects on brain, body, and behavior in humans and animals alike. The present work investigated how 30-min acute photic stress exposure impacts on spatial information processing in the main sub-regions ... -
Effects of interventions for women and their partners to reduce or prevent stress and anxiety: A systematic review
(Elsevier/Australian College of Midwives (ACM), 2020)Background: The period from conception to two years postpartum (the first 1000 days) represents a normative transitional period, which can be potentially stressful for some parents. Parental stress and anxiety adversely ... -
An exploratory study of the effects of Mindfulness on perceived levels of stress among school-children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
(2014)Children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are at increased risk of experiencing stress and associated social-emotional difficulties and behavioural problems, which can undermine academic performance and lead to school ... -
Fidelity of Interventions to Reduce or Prevent Stress and/or Anxiety from Pregnancy up to Two Years Postpartum: A Systematic Review
(2021)Introduction Intervention fidelity refers to whether an intervention is delivered as intended and can enhance interpretation of trial outcomes. Fidelity of interventions to reduce or prevent stress and anxiety during ... -
How does the brain deal with cumulative stress? A review with focus on developmental stress, HPA axis function and hippocampal structure in humans
(2012)There is evidence that excessive stress exposure of the brain, mediated through the neurotoxic effects of cortisol and possibly neuroinflammation, causes damage to brain structure and function: the glucocorticoid cascade ... -
Managing Stress and Anxiety
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Stressin' Sestrins take an aging fight
(2010)Sestrins (Sesns) are a family of highly conserved stress‐responsive proteins, transcriptionally regulated by p53 and forkhead transcription factor that exhibit oxidoreductase activity in vitro and can protect cells from ... -
Under pressure? Stress and coping in adolescents during preparation for the Leaving Certificate
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Introduction: This study explores the concepts and experiences of stress and coping for adolescents who are preparing to sit the Irish Leaving Certificate examinations. Methodology: An Inductive Thematic Analysis approach ...