Emotionally arousing material is typically better remembered than neutral material. Since norepinephrine and cortisol interact to modulate emotional memory, sex-related influences on stress responses may be related to sex differences in emotional memory. Two groups of healthy women - one naturally cycling (NC women, n=42) and one using hormonal contraceptives (HC women, n=36) - viewed emotional...

BACKGROUND The recent advances in the psychooncological and psychoneuroimmunological investigations of cancer patients has allowed the rediscovery of the importance of spiritual faith in influencing the clinical course of neoplastic disease, not only in terms of supportive care but also as a potential prognostic variable. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical criteria were worked out to explore the ...

OBJECTIVE Early temperamental characteristics may influence children's developmental pathways and predict future psychopathology. However, the environmental context may also shape or interact with infant temperament and indirectly contribute to increased vulnerability to adverse developmental outcomes. The aim of the present study is to explore the long-term contribution of temperamental traits...

the good faith, on one hand, is a familiar word and, on the other hand, is a complicated concept that there is no specified definition for it in the legal field. this ethical institution which has been recommended permanently by the divine friends, nowadays, plays essential role in the positive law. in english law, although some authors accept the good faith in the performance of contracts as a...

This article evaluates the portrait of faith development theory and research in James Fowler’s article, “Faith Development at 30.” Questions are raised: Does Fowler’s emphasis on the practical-theological and pastoral focus of faith development contradict its aspiration and disposition for empirical scrutiny? Does Fowler’s principal concern with the reactions from Christian theologians and reli...

In Philadelphia, 66% of new HIV infections are among African Americans and 2% of African Americans are living with HIV. The city of Philadelphia has among the largest numbers of faith institutions of any city in the country. Although faith-based institutions play an important role in the African American community, their response to the AIDS epidemic has historically been lacking. We convened 3...

Expectations of unconditional other-regarding preferences has shown to be important for trust game behavior and can be seen as expectations of generosity or fairness. In this thesis these expectations are captured in the variable faith. A plausible mechanism between faith and trust is developed in line with the findings of Holm and Danielson (2005). An experiment revealing faith and a standard ...

Turning to Karl Jaspers’s 1937 lectures, later published as Philosophy of Existence, this paper examines what might be meant by the colloquial expression “spiritual but not religious”. In doing so, it is argued that while critique organized religion mostly hits mark, critiques religion—as represented here Existenzphilosophie—fail undermine a form genuine spirituality grounded in faith revealed ...