Do you agree with a study that social rejection hurts like  physical pain?

Do you agree with a study that social rejection hurts like physical pain?

Created by currentlyonline
Vote, Share and Send to decision makers
Share this poll on Facebook or Twitter to help get the results you want.
 83%
Yes
 3%
No
 14%
Undecided (see comment)
This Poll is expired.

Poll Analysis

Researchers from the University of Michigan may just be confirming what a lot of us have felt for a long time - that social rejection can feel like your heart is breaking or like you just got a kick in the gut.

The research findings show that the same regions of the brain that become active in response to painful sensory experiences are activated during the intense experience of social rejection.

For more about this story, click on the link below:

Photo: flickr.com


http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/03/29/social-rejection-hurts-like-physical-pain/24790.html



Discuss this topic

Loading

Error

  • Choose a picture:  

    Choose Media:

    attached media

Feel strongly about
this poll?

Send the results to the elected officials, government agencies, media or top corporations. Just get enough votes and you can Qwanzit.
36 people have also added their voice to this poll

Surveys

This poll hasn’t been added to any survey yet..