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Happiness

Riches to Rags, and Other Lottery Winning Myths

By Wendy L. Patrick, Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in Why Bad Looks Good

We have all heard horror stories of lottery winners blowing their winnings, going broke within a couple of years. The real research, however, might surprise you.

Social Life

Are Americans Less Obedient than People in Other Countries?

By Lawrence T. White Ph.D. on October 21, 2018 in Culture Conscious

Milgram demonstrated that most Americans will obey an authority figure who instructs them to shock another person. Are people in other countries even more likely to be obedient?

Integrative Medicine

Chronic Pain Is an Over-Determined Survival Response

By Robert C. Smith M.D. on October 21, 2018 in Patient Zero

Chronic pain patients are simply trying to survive.

Relationships

Connect Better with Your Romantic Partner

By Theresa E DiDonato Ph.D. on October 20, 2018 in Meet, Catch, and Keep

Want more enjoyment, intimacy, and trust? Make this adjustment and you might be surprised by the benefits.

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Intelligence

Human Brain Is Active Up to Five Minutes After Heart Stops

By Cami Rosso on October 22, 2018 in The Future Brain

Neuroscientists discover that the human brain does not stop functioning for up to five minutes after the heart stops pumping oxygenated blood.

Therapy

What Is Considered Child Abuse?

By Elise M. Howard M.A. on October 22, 2018 in A Parent’s Guide to Children’s Therapy

Many parents worry that their disciplinary tactics will be interpreted as abuse by their child’s therapist. Get the facts on what legally counts as child abuse or neglect.

Cognition

The Reading Brain

By Jason Tougaw on October 22, 2018 in The Elusive Brain

Reading is a human invention, made possible by pre-existing brain systems devoted to representing shapes, sound, and speech.

Aging

What to Do for Aging Parents

By Azadeh Aalai Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in The First Impression

Can we apply mindful-based practices to how we approach caring for our elderly loved ones?

Addiction

Are Lax Laws Causing San Francisco's Drug Problem?

By Adi Jaffe Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in All About Addiction

If sending drug users to jail isn't the answer, and letting them use leads to public hazards and open use, what are we to do?!

Law and Crime

Studying Possible Race Bias in Officer-Involved Shootings

By Art Markman Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in Ulterior Motives

Social psychology has always tried to address difficult social problems. What about officer-involved shootings?

Parenting

5 Ways Working on Ourselves Can Benefit Our Kids

By Lisa Firestone Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in Compassion Matters

At any point, we can influence our kids in a profoundly positive way, but that pursuit may have a lot more to do with how we develop as people than how we perform as parents.

Depression

Borderline Personality and ADHD Cluster in Families

By Temma Ehrenfeld on October 22, 2018 in Open Gently

ADHD and borderline may have shared genes. If you or your sibling have ADHD you are more likely to be borderline.

Anxiety

Beware the Dissociation Death Spiral

By Jeremy E Sherman Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in Ambigamy

When reality gets too hard to face, we dissociate. Neglecting reality, we make it worse, which makes us dissociate even more. That's the dissociation death spiral we must counter.

Therapy

Three Ways to Overcome Life’s Challenges Before They Happen

By Sherry Benton Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in Reaching Across the Divide

We can’t predict mental health struggles, but we can take preventative measures.

Relationships

I Am a Failure as a Mother

By Barbara Greenberg Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in The Teen Doctor

Why we don't need to be perfect mothers.

Gender

Gender Politics

By William L. Mace Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in Campus Confidential: Coping with College

Why do men oppose women equality?

Evolutionary Psychology

What Is Your Social Reputation?

By Glenn Geher Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in Darwin's Subterranean World

A character assault that attacks someone’s reputation can have seriously adverse consequences. Here is an evolutionary perspective on why reputation matters so much in humans.

Self-Help

Have Trust in Love

By Rick Hanson Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in Your Wise Brain

See and have faith in the love in others — even when it is veiled or it comes out in problematic ways. Trust in love that's as present as air.

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Animal Behavior

Do You and Your Cat Have a Satisfying Relationship?

By Grant Hilary Brenner MD, FAPA on October 22, 2018 in ExperiMentations

Are you a cat-lover? Two research-based elements which shape human-feline bonding.

Self-Help

Not Sure What’s Wrong? Listen to Your Body

By Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on October 22, 2018 in Making Change

It’s a common experience; something is wrong, but you don’t know what. Learn to use your body’s signals to understand yourself better and move toward feeling better.

Gender

Trump Administration Threatens to Change Definition of Sex

By Elizabeth J. Meyer Ph.D. on October 21, 2018 in Gender and Schooling

It is important to better understand what the scientific community has to say about sex and gender to understand significant flaws in proposed federal policy.

Relationships

How to Bypass a Narcissist

By Erin Leonard Ph.D. on October 21, 2018 in Peaceful Parenting

Dealing with a narcissist induces anxiety, dread, and hopelessness. Yet, there are three keys to unlocking your power in the relationship. Bypass and surpass the narcissist.

Self-Help

Creativity: Break On Through

By Joseph Cardillo Ph.D. on October 21, 2018 in Attention Training

Details you are responding to can surprisingly connect you to other situations in your life and to the lives of others in the way metaphors, analogies and dream imagery might.

Ethics and Morality

Manipulation in Prisoner-Guard Relationships

By Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on October 21, 2018 in Cell Block

In prison, empathy usually runs one way.

Neuroscience

Deficits in Cognition

By Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D. on October 21, 2018 in Brain and Behavior

Cognitive functions are often impaired in schizophrenia, and are not addressed by medicines that temper a patient’s psychotic symptoms. 

Creativity

Why I Write

By Cathy Malchiodi PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT on October 21, 2018 in Arts and Health

I am deeply in love with the beauty of well-chosen words and those who write them. Why do you write?

Happiness

The Transformative Power of One Simple Communication Tool

By Harriet Lerner Ph.D. on October 21, 2018 in The Dance of Connection

If you're stuck in fights that go nowhere, practice this simple communication tool.

Addiction

Sexual Compulsivity

By Sam Louie MA, LMHC on October 21, 2018 in Minority Report

The need for spousal support.

Self-Help

Are You True to Yourself?

By Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on October 21, 2018 in What Doesn't Kill Us

To be able to be assertive and to say no, we need to be able to listen to our own inner voice to know exactly where we draw the boundaries around us in our lives.

Happiness

5 Actions to Create Greater Meaning and Joy

By Ilene Berns-Zare PsyD on October 21, 2018 in Flourish and Thrive: Navigating transitions with mindfulness and resilience

Want to create more meaning and well-being in your life? Here are some actions that can make a positive difference.

Depression

Physician Wellness Doesn't Mean More Yoga

By Amy Barnhorst MD on October 21, 2018 in In Crisis

Doctors have high rates of depression and suicide, and organizations are creating all kinds of wellness programs to address this. But what if part of the problem is us?

Ethics and Morality

Here's Why We Should Talk to Each Other Differently

By David B Seaburn Ph.D., L.M.F.T. on October 21, 2018 in Going Out Not Knowing

We need to learn how to talk with each other differently. Here's why.

Relationships

Globalizing Our Mating Rituals

By Haruna Miyamoto-Borg LCSW on October 21, 2018 in Couples and Culture

Is it possible that the trend of meeting a potential partner via online allows us to open up to possibilities for love and partnership in ways that were not available to us before?

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