Written by: Patrick Randolph, Ph.D. Date updated: 5/30/2019 The effects of hostility, anger, & irritability on health, well-being & medical care. Anger, hostility and irritability have overlapping features that range…

Written by: Patrick Randolph, Ph.D. Date updated: 4/18/2019 Anxiety is often a healthy emotion but when elevated, can cause or worsen health problems and slow recovery from medical care. What…

Depression causes a person to have low mood and may leave them feeling persistently sad or hopeless. Written by: Patrick Randolph, Ph.D. Date updated: 4/18/2019 What is depression? Symptoms may…

Written by: Patrick Randolph, Ph.D. Date updated: 6/10/2019 Summary Emotional reactivity is a part of our selves that may become easily upset and then may have trouble recovering quickly. It…

Written by: Patrick D. Randolph, Ph.D. Date Updated: 8/17/2021   Edited by: Sabrina Sourjah Are you a conscientious person? Here’s a quick test to find out. Do you set goals…

  Written by: Sabrina Sourjah Date Updated: 2/23/2021 Reviewed by: Patrick D. Randolph, Ph.D. Frequent and heavy alcohol usage will impact you in multiple ways. Alcohol does not get digested…

Written by: Patrick D. Randolph, Ph.D. Date Updated: 3/30/2020 Health experts and government officials insist social distancing is necessary in the fight to slow the spread of coronavirus from potentially…