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City Arts & Lectures

Stress and Resilience: Elissa Epel and Dacher Keltner

Jun 13, 2021
01:06:09
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Researchers Elissa Epel and Dacher Keltner discuss stress, resilience, and the communal response needed for emotional challenges during the pandemic. They explore the impact of chronic stress on aging, power dynamics on health outcomes, positive emotions on stress resilience, transformative power of awe, human relationships, mind-body connection, and the importance of community and human emotions.
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  • Chronic stress is a result of ongoing mental processes that prolong the effects of stressful events, leading to long-term bodily dysregulation and emotional health impacts.
  • Addressing chronic stress involves focusing on mental stress and uncertainty, emphasizing the need for communal responses for emotional well-being.

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Understanding the Impact of Chronic Stress and Resilience

Chronic stress leads to a full body dysregulation over time due to ongoing rumination and anticipation of stressors. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the chronic stress of uncertainty faced by individuals, impacting emotional health. Addressing chronic stress involves focusing on mental stress and uncertainty, acknowledging the need for communal responses for emotional well-being.

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