Psychology Today

Harboring resentment not only slows healing, but can cause illness. Even justified anger is toxic.

Senate proposal harkens back to the 1980s, when low-level offenders were locked up for decades.

Will “Superdads” Turn to the Bottle to Do It All?

Out of 24 character strengths possessed in varying degrees by each of us, two of them hold up on their own as predictors of well-being. Here are a couple sure-fire ways to take control of your own well-being.

Strength-based parenting is a powerful way to raise children. It involves identifying and fostering their positive personality traits, which provides them with the inner resources to deal with the stress of everyday life. The field of positive psychology calls these “signature strengths.”

Leonard Nimoy, an icon to millions of Trekkies as Mr. Spock, the half-Vulcan, half-human first officer of the Enterprise, fell victim to the most human of all diseases: addiction.

A study suggests that most cheaters, if found guilty, wouldn't experience much remorse. Researchers found that the "high" may be mitigated by the magnitude of the perceived consequences. However, over time and perhaps through self-reflection, cheaters may become more likely to regret their actions.

Maybe Joan Rivers was your cup of tea. She wasn’t always mine. But her comments on joking about the Holocaust resonated with me. After years of battling alcoholism, I know recovery would not have been possible without a sense of humor. A joke was the quickest way to turn on the light, even if briefly, when your world was engulfed in darkness.

Would you be surprised to learn that you, like most people, are more resilient than you may have realized? What is resilience? Simply stated, resilience explains the act of restoring peace of mind when bad stuff happens. Following trauma, all of us have the ability to bounce back. Research teaches us that anyone can learn resilience, but it takes time, practice and grit.

A strong dose of positive psychology can help give addicts the foundation they need to recover. By taking on self-doubt every day, fighting back thoughts of hopelessness and setting his sights firmly on the positive, the recovering addict learns to focus on what is positive within him or her.

Expectations are powerful beliefs that have been proven to have the same effect as medication, so choose your thoughts wisely! Whether a patient is suffering from a migraine or fighting drug addiction, one’s thoughts will determine how quickly and fully he or she recovers.