The Foundation for the Advancement of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS), headquartered in Washington DC, is an educational, non-profit organization established to promote and enhance understanding of the behavioral, psychological, cognitive, and brain sciences. Created to take over a substantial part of the educational mission of the Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Sciences on behalf of its constituent sciences, FABBS focuses its efforts in three directions. One is to educate the public about the contributions of these important fields to the well-being of individuals and society. A second is to educate Congressional staff and others in the Federal Government about our sciences (as distinct from lobbying them, which is the sole purview of the Federation). The third is to facilitate productive dialogue between scientists and relevant stakeholders in the public and private sector on topics at the intersection of science and public policy, such as human subject protections and new but risky scientific directions. 

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Relieving Stress:
Research Helps Children and Adults Cope

SAGE Publications was pleased to sponsor this event.

September 25, 2009
Newseum
Knight Conference Center, 7th Floor

Name your stressor: job, house, relationship, finances, errands, loneliness, traffic, feelings of safety, illness. Whether you are young or old, male or female, there’s a general feeling of uncertainty about the future and what it will mean for each of us and our loved ones. Staying calm and learning how to cope with both short- and long-term stressors will have positive physical and emotional benefits.

The FABBS Foundation brought together Ellen Galinsky and Shelley Taylor who together discussed work and family stressors, how stress affects productivity and “gets under the skin” to affect health, and positive ways to cope with these stressors.

Learn more about this event, view a photo gallery, and download PowerPoint presentations from the speakers