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Happiness

Is Happiness a Consequence or Cause of Career Success?

By Sonja Lyubomirsky Ph.D. on August 14, 2018 in How of Happiness

New research suggests that happiness precedes and often leads to career success.

Relationships

Everything You Know About Dating Is Probably Wrong

By Hara Estroff Marano on August 13, 2018 in Nation of Wimps

Dating is really an inside game, but most approach it from the outside-in. No wonder it makes many people so miserable. An interview with Ken Page, author of Deeper Dating.

Self-Help

When Bragging on Social Media Can Be a Good Thing

By Utpal Dholakia Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in The Science Behind Behavior

For a short-lived motivation boost when you're flagging, bragging strategically will help.

Anxiety

Why 75 Percent of Anxiety Sufferers Fail to Get Proper Care

By Neighborhood Psychiatry on August 13, 2018 in Psychiatry for the People

The majority of people with Social Anxiety and Generalized Anxiety Disorder don't get treated. Research looks at what we can do to address this massive neglect.

News

The Latest

Self-Help

Sexual Harassment & Partner Abuse: Early Detection Is Key

By Carol A. Lambert, MSW on August 14, 2018 in Mind Games

Feeling badly in an interaction? That feeling can help you protect yourself.

Therapy

Which Talk Therapies Work Best With Teens and Children?

By American Psychoanalytic Association on August 14, 2018 in Psychoanalysis Unplugged

Talk therapy can help you and your children cope with negative emotions, but which one is best?

Self-Help

How to Stop Overreacting to the Small Stuff

By Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.D. on August 14, 2018 in Your Emotional Meter

All of us have triggers that can lead us to overreact at times. If we know what those triggers are, we can learn to be more in control of ourselves when our buttons are pushed.

Politics

How Opioid Prescribing Differs by Congressional District

By Abigail Fagan on August 14, 2018 in Brainstorm

Representatives can implement policy to address the epidemic in their district.

Education

Maybe It’s Not The Money; Maybe It’s What Money Represents

By Jesse Marczyk Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Pop Psych

Students at private schools tend to do better academically than those at public schools. But this may have little to do with the school itself.

Animal Behavior

Those Domesticated Foxes of Siberia Never Stop Giving

By Lee Alan Dugatkin Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in The Prince of Evolution

Siberian foxes help unravel the mysteries of domestication.

Anxiety

Did You Know That Pregnancy Depression Can Last for Years?

By Dawn Kingston Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in The Pregnant Pause

Many women think that if they struggle with depression or anxiety during pregnancy it will all go away when the baby is born. Recent studies tell us this just isn’t true.

Diet

How to Set Up Your Environment to Help You Lose Weight

By Susan Biali M.D. on August 13, 2018 in Prescriptions for Life

If you're struggling to lose weight and can't get your food habits under control, there's a good chance the problem isn't your willpower. It's your environment.

Therapy

The Anatomy of Fear

By William L. Mace Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Campus Confidential: Coping with College

Freedom and fear, even of death, cannot co-exist.

Resilience

Salvation: Why Am I So Tired?

By Shireen Jeejeebhoy on August 13, 2018 in Concussion Is Brain Injury

Being in on the early days of brain biofeedback and audiovisual entrainment to treat brain injury required overcoming fear and doubt and managing heavy fatigue.

Law and Crime

Corrections Psychiatry: Pharmacotherapy

By Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on August 13, 2018 in Cell Block

How does a person suffering mania or psychosis receive treatment in prison?

Creativity

The Ferris Wheel as Emotional Roller Coaster?

By Scott G. Eberle Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Play in Mind

Why should I fear riding a Ferris wheel?

Depression

Sending Depressed Teens To College

By Barbara Greenberg Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in The Teen Doctor

Worrying excessively with your college student is not helpful.

Personality

The Gullibility of the Narcissist: What You Need to Know

By Leon F Seltzer Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Evolution of the Self

It’s supremely ironic. Narcissists are notorious for ruthlessly exploiting others, yet they’re exceptionally vulnerable to being duped themselves.

Managing the Know-It-All

People Who Are Always Right?

Dealing With the Know-It-All

YouTube Overconfidence Effect

The Parenting Smarty Pants

Relationships

What Might This Be?

By Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in The Full Spectrum

When we keep having the same relationships again and again, we must learn to see ourselves.

Addiction

6 Ways Your Environment Is Influencing Your Addiction

By Adi Jaffe Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in All About Addiction

In the fight for dominance between psychology and biology, the role of environmental influence on addiction often gets left behind. We're about to fix that.

Parenting

Does Nature Outweigh Nurture?

By Kyle D. Pruett M.D. on August 13, 2018 in Once Upon a Child

New parents are often champions of nurture over nature. But what happens when a second child comes along who's wildly different from the first?

Relationships

Want to Be Healthy? Find a Happy Partner

By Theresa E DiDonato Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Meet, Catch, and Keep

Is your partner's happiness affecting your workout or lack thereof?

Philosophy

A Guide to the Unified Theory-Unified Approach

By Gregg Henriques Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Theory of Knowledge

Psychology currently lacks a system of language and concepts that is shared by all psychologists. A system has been proposed to move psychology to a more unified state.

Aging

Are Your Service Providers Hearing Loss Friendly?

By Shari Eberts on August 13, 2018 in Life With Hearing Loss

When you have hearing loss, it is important to make sure your service providers are hearing loss friendly. Follow these tips to make sure your needs are met.

Parenting

Addressing Screen Problems When They Emerge

By Mike Brooks Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Tech Happy Life

With kids these days, it's a given that some screen problems will emerge. How are we to address these problems effectively when they do?

Ethics and Morality

Is Self-Esteem a Basic Human Need?

By Paul Thagard Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Hot Thought

Self-esteem does not qualify as a basic human need because it has only a weak connection with accomplishments and relationships, and because its value is culture-bound.

Parenting

Can Parents Be Only as Happy as Their Least Happy Child?

By Clifford N Lazarus Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Think Well

A lot of parents feel guilty because, despite having unhappy children, they are basically happy themselves. This post discusses why it’s okay to be happier than one’s kids.

Aging

An Introduction to Music Therapy in End-of-Life Care

By Noah Potvin Ph.D., MT-BC on August 13, 2018 in Into the Mystic

Understanding how to successfully implement music therapy into end-of-life care can make a world of difference to patients.

Cognition

Losing Our Conscious Mind?

By Magda Osman, Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Future-Minded

What does it mean to believe that the unconscious drives what we do? Subliminal advertising is used as an example to discuss the problems with this belief.

Work

Age Discrimination in the Workplace Part 2

By Alan A. Cavaiola Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Beyond Bullying

Are you being victimized by age discrimination? Here are some ways to stay vital and relevant in today's youth-dominated workplaces.

Self-Help

Speak From Your Heart

By Rick Hanson Ph.D. on August 13, 2018 in Your Wise Brain

If you say what's true, and say it clearly and kindly, you get one kind of result. But if you speak falsely, you get different results: unnecessary conflicts, lost opportunities.