Rethinking Stress: The Role of Mindsets in Determining the Stress Response

Presented at the 2015 Depression on College Campuses Conference: Managing the Culture of Stress

Speaker: Alia Crum, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Stanford University

This talk will cover a series of studies that explore the role of mindset in determining the effects of stress. Dr. Crum will present results from a variety of lab experiments that demonstrate the effects of stress mindset —one’s belief that stress is debilitating or enhancing— on emotional, physiological and cognitive correlates of stress. In addition, she will present results from a series of field-based interventions aimed at helping individuals deliberately choose a stress-is-enhancing mindset to effect positive changes in health and performance. Dr. Crum will end by discussing practical and theoretical implications for the growing body of research on stress mindset and its application to depression on college campuses and other educational settings.


Rackham Auditorium
University of Michigan
March 12, 2015

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