Stress: Science and Strategies to Live Well (Video)

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Stress: Science and Strategies to Live Well (Video) episodes

February 01, 2010 Staying in the Now: Maintaining Mental Health Through Mindfulness
Dr. Stuart Eisendrath, director of the UCSF Depression Center, explores mindfulness as a technique for maintaining mental health. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 17626]
1 hr 21 min
November 04, 2009 Positive Emotion in the Midst of Stress: It’s Not Crazy it’s Adaptive
UCSF social psychologist Judith Moskowitz examines how positive emotions can be marshaled as adaptive coping tools during stressful times. Moskowitz’s research focuses on coping and emotion in the context of health related chronic stress. Series: "Women’s Health Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 17226]
44 min
June 01, 2009 Stress is the Norm: It’s How you Cope with it that Matters
The National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UC San Francisco present lectures to provide practical, easy ways to be proactive with your health. In this episode, Susan Folkman, Director of The UCSF Osher Center, talks about learning ways to manage and cope with stress. Series: "Healthy Living" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 16562]
44 min
May 14, 2009 Mantram Repetition A Portable Stress Buster - Research on Aging
We are all looking for ways to reduce our stress. Would you believe repeating a word or phrase could do the trick? Join Jill Bormann, PhD, as she explains mantram repetition and her research showing this is an effective “portable stress buster” that can be easily used to calm the body and mind. Mantram is the Sanskrit term for a short, sacred word or phrase that is repeated silently in the mind resulting in stress reduction. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 16036]
54 min
March 24, 2008 Staying Sane Through Difficult Times
Stress is ubiquitous and on the rise. How we learn to manage it can have profound effects on our health and well being. On this edition, Susan Folkman, Professor of Medicine and Director, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF explores how to stay sane through difficult times. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13719]
58 min
March 17, 2008 Biofeedback: Self-Mastery Beyond Pills
Stress is ubiquitous and on the rise. How we learn to manage it can have profound effects on our health and well being. This series explains how our bodies experience stress and demonstrates effective strategies to help you thrive in a fast-paced world. On this edition, Richard Harvey discusses strategies to reduce stress beyond medication. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13720]
1 hr 29 min
March 10, 2008 Imaginative Solutions for Stress Relief
Stress is ubiquitous and on the rise. How we learn to manage it can have profound effects on our health and well being. This series explains how our bodies experience stress and demonstrates effective strategies to help you thrive in a fast-paced world. On this edition, Dr. Martin Rossman explores guided imagery which uses the imagination to reduce stress, relieve pain, change lifestyle habits, and stimulate healing responses in your body. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13724]
1 hr 29 min
March 03, 2008 Minding the Body: Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Reduction
Stress is ubiquitous and on the rise. How we learn to manage it can have profound effects on our health and well being. This series explains how our bodies experience stress and demonstrates effective strategies to help you thrive in a fast-paced world. On this edition, Jason Satterfield, Director of Behavioral Medicine at UCSF, explores adjustment to chronic medical and stress-induced illnesses, HIV, and stress-management. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13723]
1 hr 19 min

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Researchers from the University of California provide scientific insight into why our bodies react the way they do to stress, as well as what we can do to manage stress in our day-to-day lives.