Mood

Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to one's mood.

People who struggle with excessive Internet use maybe depressed or have other mood disorders, Orzack said

In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts.

I'm not sure what I'm in a mood for. Ice-cream or sandwiches?

And exercise releases hormones that can improve mood and relieve stress, which can also help learning.

It's an important subject I agree, but I am not in the mood for anything depressing.

They use drugs with friends or at parties to get into the mood of things.

Traditional CBT is considered an effective form of talk therapy for depression, helping people challenge negative thoughts and change the way they think in order to change their mood and behaviors.

And then they change the mood in the music either from sad to happy or the other way around.

Can you perform music that's out of tune with the mood you might be in on a given night?

For example, one study found healthy adults assigned to a high-fat diet for five days showed impaired attention, memory, and mood compared with a low-fat diet control group.

This mood switch made no difference to the three-month-olds; but for the nine-month-olds, it was enough to renew their interest and they started looking again in the direction of the face.

As I was in a good mood, I let her have it.

Body language can give away a lot about your mood, so standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive.

I was just too tired and not in the mood.

It turns out that just looking at green,growing things can reduce stress,lower blood pressure,and put people into a better mood.

Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.

But some of it remains in the brain, where it influences mood, behavior and physiology.

For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.

Scientists have found that exposure to this hormone puts us in a trusting mood.

similarly, the physical act of laughter could improve mood.