Hypertension, emotions and happiness: A brief view from the biology to the positive psychology

High blood pressure (HBP) is a silent disease with an extremely high prevalence worldwide. It is considered the leading risk factor for cardiovascular (CVD) and neurovascular disorders. The etiology of hypertension is based on various genetic, environmental, and social factors. Currently, compelling...

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Autores:
Bautista-Sandoval, María
Chacín, Maricarmen
Chaparro-Suárez, Yudy
Riaño-Garzón, Manuel E
Díaz-Camargo, Edgar Alexis
Duran, Pablo
Parra, Heliana
Castro, Ana
Nava, Manuel
Medina Ortiez, Oscar
D’Marco, Luis
Rojas, Edward
Bermúdez, Valmore
Tipo de recurso:
Fecha de publicación:
2022
Institución:
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Repositorio:
Repositorio Digital USB
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bonga.unisimon.edu.co:20.500.12442/11260
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12442/11260
https://doi.org/10.47307/GMC.2022.130.s3.7
Palabra clave:
Hypertension
Cardiovascular disease
Happiness
Psychosocial Health
Hipertensión
Enfermedad cardiovascular
Felicidad
Psicosocial
Salud
Rights
openAccess
License
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:High blood pressure (HBP) is a silent disease with an extremely high prevalence worldwide. It is considered the leading risk factor for cardiovascular (CVD) and neurovascular disorders. The etiology of hypertension is based on various genetic, environmental, and social factors. Currently, compelling evidence points to the link between HBP and certain psycho-emotional factors, such as mental stability, happiness, general well-being, and fulfillment, all consistently associated with better physical and psychological health. Clinical and epidemiological evidence supports their value as a novel target in HBP management despite the lack of clarity concerning how psycho-emotional and affective states affect cardiovascular health. Among the main psycho-emotional strategies implemented to treat HBP and other CVD patients, emphasis should be placed on psychosocial interventions and positive psychology, which have shown promising results in this regard thus far. Therefore, this review aims to comprehensively determine whether an individual’s psychosocial and emotional state can be an HBP risk factor.