Wash your hands and put an end to stress

• April 20, 2024

An action as simple as handwashing , allows the mind to relax to make a better decision in moments of doubt or stress .

Diverse investigations in matter of health, indicate that the doubts that are generated when somebody is in a dilemma on what decision to take, that in psychology is known as cognitive dissonance post decisional , relaxes by means of water.

Researchers Spike W. Lee and Norbert Schwartz of the Department of Psychology of the University of Michigan , United States, discovered that people who wash their hands in a period of stress or stress, were more relaxed and were satisfied with the decision making they made.

In the opinion of specialists, this shows that the sanitizing power of hand washing extends beyond the cleaning ground, to fight infections and prevent diseases.

In this context, the need to better understand the process that intercedes between physical cleansing and its psychological consequences is pointed out. With this, it is demonstrated that the union of the body and mind is getting closer.