斯坦福大学慈善和利他主义研究与教育中心(CCARE)主任James R. Doty博士表示,当代生活的压力会导致我们的焦虑。他说,电灯和电子通讯导致睡眠不足,受到工作场所需求和现代生活的疯狂节奏的影响,我们可以体验到“长期接触我们的交感神经系统,抑制我们的免疫系统,增加血压,导致产生炎症蛋白,降低我们的皮质醇水平,我们的肾上腺素,去甲肾上腺素,对长期健康有非常有害的影响“(多蒂,2019)。
Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University, http://ccare.stanford.edu/
Doty, J. R. Personal communication, Mountain View, California, July 10, 2019. All quotes from Dr. Doty are from this interview.
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