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Psychology

How Do Teachers Think Acting Classes Cause Change?

Thalia R. Goldstein Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in The Mind On Stage

Do acting classes cause change in a holistic or piecemeal manner? New research asks teachers to weigh in.

Do acting classes cause change in a holistic or piecemeal manner? New research asks teachers to weigh in.

Antibody tests are a bad basis for any personal decision, I hope you can avoid that hard choice.

Anxiety

It's OK To Cry Over Spilled Milk During the Quarantine

Lindsay Weisner Psy.D. on May 18, 2020 in The Venn Diagram Life

Crying over spilled milk? Blame your defense mechanisms.

Crying over spilled milk? Blame your defense mechanisms.

Education

Parents as Struggling Teachers Can Have Long-Term Benefits

Alan Castel Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Metacognition and the Mind

Parents who are struggling as impromptu homeschool teachers are actually teaching important life-long learning skills by showing the challenges that accompany learning.

Parents who are struggling as impromptu homeschool teachers are actually teaching important life-long learning skills by showing the challenges that accompany learning.

Gratitude

Hitting the Pandemic Wall

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on May 18, 2020 in Inviting a Monkey to Tea

When the crisis doesn't end, how to keep going when you feel like you've got nothing left.

When the crisis doesn't end, how to keep going when you feel like you've got nothing left.

Stress

COVID-19 Stress: Five Simple Strategies for Better Self-Care

David Fessell M.D. on May 18, 2020 in Unlocking Your Potential

Is the stress of coronavirus wearing you out? A few simple strategies can go a long way.

Is the stress of coronavirus wearing you out? A few simple strategies can go a long way.

Media

Examining Media Myths

Christopher J. Ferguson Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Checkpoints

Everybody knows fiction can have a profound effect on real life. Too bad nobody told the data to agree.

Everybody knows fiction can have a profound effect on real life. Too bad nobody told the data to agree.

Ethics and Morality

How Can You Be So Cruel?

Uriel Abulof Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Double-Edged

Stanley Milgram wanted to find out how the Nazis could be so cruel, but ended up suggesting we all can, and quite easily. A report on the Puppetry of Evil.

Stanley Milgram wanted to find out how the Nazis could be so cruel, but ended up suggesting we all can, and quite easily. A report on the Puppetry of Evil.

Parenting

When Sheltering in Place Puts Parenting on Display

Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Mom Brain

Thanks to COVID-19, some aspects of parenting have become more public. Here's how to cope with judgy partners and teachers.

Thanks to COVID-19, some aspects of parenting have become more public. Here's how to cope with judgy partners and teachers.

Creativity

Improv Boosts Creativity and Psychological Well-Being

Clay Drinko, Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Play Your Way Sane

Need a creative or confidence boost? New research shows that improvisation helps boost creativity and psychological well-being.

Need a creative or confidence boost? New research shows that improvisation helps boost creativity and psychological well-being.

Leadership

Fostering the Entrepreneurial Role Model Mindset

Alexandre Lazarow on May 18, 2020 in Out-Innovate

Entrepreneurs solve big global problems, survive risky situations, and create with limited resources.

Entrepreneurs solve big global problems, survive risky situations, and create with limited resources.

Psychology

Understanding the World's Faiths From the Inside

Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Hope + Resilience

Indigenous psychology invites people to understand things from an insider perspective in order to create culturally appropriate measures and methods.

Indigenous psychology invites people to understand things from an insider perspective in order to create culturally appropriate measures and methods.

Environment

What Are the Mental Demands of Esports?

Phil Birch, Ph.D., and Edgar Chekera, M.S. on May 18, 2020 in The Psychology of Esports

Esports are more of a psychological battle than you'd originally think. To compete at the highest level, injuries, emotions, and many more factors need to be dealt with.

Esports are more of a psychological battle than you'd originally think. To compete at the highest level, injuries, emotions, and many more factors need to be dealt with.

Sleep

Is Your Sleep Out of Whack Now That You Are in Quarantine?

Nadya Dich Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Yes, This Is Normal

Staying up too late because of the quarantine? Here's what you can do to help your body sleep at more socially acceptable hours. Or do you have to?

Staying up too late because of the quarantine? Here's what you can do to help your body sleep at more socially acceptable hours. Or do you have to?

ADHD

3 Developmental Explanations for the "Defiant" Child

Daniel Flint Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Behavior Problems, Behavior Solutions

In the final part of this three-part series, we examine childhood defiance as a potential sign of undiagnosed developmental disability.

In the final part of this three-part series, we examine childhood defiance as a potential sign of undiagnosed developmental disability.

Divorce

Why "I Am Fine" Doesn't Work With Kids During Divorce

Elizabeth Cohen Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Divorce Course

We like to think as parents that we can choose to show or hide our feelings from our kids. New research shows that kids' hearts and bodies are in tune with us. No more hiding.

We like to think as parents that we can choose to show or hide our feelings from our kids. New research shows that kids' hearts and bodies are in tune with us. No more hiding.

Lockdowns left Italians the loneliest, Germans the least worried, French the least stressed, and those in the U.S. with the biggest health decline and loss of medicines.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Lethargic Global Response to COVID-19

Arash Javanbakht M.D. on May 18, 2020 in The Many Faces of Anxiety and Trauma

The U.S. administration’s handling of the coronavirus threat is part of a larger problem, as many government officials around the globe underestimated the dangers of COVID-19.

The U.S. administration’s handling of the coronavirus threat is part of a larger problem, as many government officials around the globe underestimated the dangers of COVID-19.

Bias

The Worst Is Yet to Come

Noam Shpancer Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Insight Therapy

While our short-term attention is biased toward negativity, our long-term memory is biased toward positivity.

While our short-term attention is biased toward negativity, our long-term memory is biased toward positivity.

Fear

Bored, Bored, Bored, and Overeating

Susan McQuillan on May 18, 2020 in Cravings

Are you eating because you're hungry or because you don't know what else to do with yourself?

Are you eating because you're hungry or because you don't know what else to do with yourself?

Friends

Should My Partner Be My Best Friend?

Gary W. Lewandowski Jr. Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in The Psychology of Relationships

How many people consider their relationship partner their best friend? Are best-friend partners better partners? Why are best-friend partners so beneficial?

How many people consider their relationship partner their best friend? Are best-friend partners better partners? Why are best-friend partners so beneficial?

SSRIs

A Better Understanding of SSRI Antidepressants

John G. Cottone Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in The Cube

Why do SSRIs take so long to work? And why do some people feel worse before they feel better? Clinical pharmacist, Dr. Margaret Tsopanarias, answers these questions and more.

Why do SSRIs take so long to work? And why do some people feel worse before they feel better? Clinical pharmacist, Dr. Margaret Tsopanarias, answers these questions and more.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

How to Explain COVID-19 and Vaccination to Your Kids

Susan Newman Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Singletons

Two doctors clarify the science of COVID-19 in a free children’s book.

Two doctors clarify the science of COVID-19 in a free children’s book.

Relationships

What to Do When Your Relationship Implodes During a Pandemic

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Having Sex, Wanting Intimacy

Now that the world has come to a screeching halt and you're in quarantine with your significant other, your hurt, anger, irritation, or upset may be all you can see. Here's how to cope.

Now that the world has come to a screeching halt and you're in quarantine with your significant other, your hurt, anger, irritation, or upset may be all you can see. Here's how to cope.

Relationships

Older Adolescents and the Complexity of First Love

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence

Although a romanticized love relationship becomes more frequent in the last stage of adolescence, it can become challenging to manage. Understanding this complexity can help.

Although a romanticized love relationship becomes more frequent in the last stage of adolescence, it can become challenging to manage. Understanding this complexity can help.

Meditation

Find Your Direction

Rick Hanson Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Your Wise Brain

What's the light that will guide you out of your own tangled woods—both the woods "out there" in the world and the ones "in here," in your own mind?

What's the light that will guide you out of your own tangled woods—both the woods "out there" in the world and the ones "in here," in your own mind?

Health

4 Ways to Be an Emotional Scientist

Mariana Plata on May 18, 2020 in The Gen Y Psy

Do you know the difference between an emotional scientist and an emotional judge? The answer might help us develop a more compassionate society.

Do you know the difference between an emotional scientist and an emotional judge? The answer might help us develop a more compassionate society.

False Memories

Fake News vs. Fake Tan

Bence Nanay Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Psychology Tomorrow

Fake tan imitates real tan. Fake news imitates nothing.

Fake tan imitates real tan. Fake news imitates nothing.

Psychology

How People Psychologize Unwisely

Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D. on May 18, 2020 in Ambigamy

Informing our confirmation bias with psychology can turn us into self-congratulatory psychologizers. Here's how and a tip for avoiding this unwise tendency.

Informing our confirmation bias with psychology can turn us into self-congratulatory psychologizers. Here's how and a tip for avoiding this unwise tendency.

Wisdom

Finding Wisdom as We Age

Ryan Daley, Ph.D., Jaclyn Ford, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Kensinger, Ph.D . on May 18, 2020 in Achievements of the Aging Mind

While scientists haven’t solved the riddle of what makes a person wise, years lived is an important factor.

While scientists haven’t solved the riddle of what makes a person wise, years lived is an important factor.