Neurotic individuals suffer worse medical side effects, and psychologists just pinpointed why

Neurotic individuals suffer worse medical side effects, and psychologists just pinpointed why

People who naturally lean toward negative emotions and worry tend to experience more adverse side effects from medical treatments, partly because they expect those treatments to go poorly. A recent study published in the Journal of Personality provides evidence that this self-fulfilling prophecy creates a loop where negative personality traits drive negative expectations, which in turn produce very real physical discomfort. The findings suggest …