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Stress

Are You at Risk for Computer Vision Syndrome?

Pamela B. Rutledge Ph.D., M.B.A. on April 5, 2024 in Positively Media

Computer Vision Syndrome is common and preventable. Here are 8 easy self-care strategies to prevent digital eye strain.

Computer Vision Syndrome is common and preventable. Here are 8 easy self-care strategies to prevent digital eye strain.

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Travelpreneurs and Embracing Uncertainty

Richard Dancsi on April 5, 2024 in Dear Life, Please Improve

Traveling as a digital nomad offers ways to acquire useful skills for life. Resourcefulness, or quickly adjusting to a new environment, is great for building a strong business, too.

Traveling as a digital nomad offers ways to acquire useful skills for life. Resourcefulness, or quickly adjusting to a new environment, is great for building a strong business, too.

Emotional Intelligence

4 Key Skills for Building Your Emotional Intelligence

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on April 5, 2024 in Everyday Resilience

At the core of emotional intelligence is our ability to perceive, understand, use, and manage emotions on a personal and social level.

At the core of emotional intelligence is our ability to perceive, understand, use, and manage emotions on a personal and social level.

Consciousness

Waking Up as a Stranger

Peter Gärdenfors Ph.D. on April 5, 2024 in What Is a Human?

When waking up, the self sometimes has lost itself. It may not know where it is. It may also have lost its identity.

When waking up, the self sometimes has lost itself. It may not know where it is. It may also have lost its identity.

Insomnia

When Should Insomnia Be Treated?

Lisa A Medalie PsyD, RPSGT, DBSM on April 5, 2024 in Sleep and Insomnia Recommendations

Are you wondering whether your sleep issue warrants treatment? Do you want to know what doctors suggest? A board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist answers.

Are you wondering whether your sleep issue warrants treatment? Do you want to know what doctors suggest? A board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist answers.

Chronic Illness

Cognitive Distortions Experienced in Chronic Illness

Salene M. W. Jones Ph.D. on April 5, 2024 in All About Cognitive and Behavior Therapy

Can cognitive therapy be adapted for chronic illness?

Can cognitive therapy be adapted for chronic illness?

Evolutionary Psychology

Why We Need to Be Wild

Robert N. Kraft Ph.D. on April 5, 2024 in Defining Memories

We live our modern lives in a starkly different environment from the one Homo sapiens adapted to for 300,000 years. How can we resolve this troublesome evolutionary mismatch?

We live our modern lives in a starkly different environment from the one Homo sapiens adapted to for 300,000 years. How can we resolve this troublesome evolutionary mismatch?

Psychiatry

The Literature of Neurotransmission

John T. Maier Ph.D. on April 5, 2024 in Philosophy and Therapy

Michel Houellebecq's "Serotonin" is a portrait of depression and isolation that is a useful read for those who want to understand these conditions better.

Michel Houellebecq's "Serotonin" is a portrait of depression and isolation that is a useful read for those who want to understand these conditions better.

Persuasion

Five Winning Plays to Say It With Style

Bill Birchard on April 5, 2024 in Writing For Impact

Engage readers and listeners by focusing on five potent, practical, time-tested elements of style.

Engage readers and listeners by focusing on five potent, practical, time-tested elements of style.

Relationships

Love and Temperament

Steven Stosny, Ph.D. on April 5, 2024 in Anger in the Age of Entitlement

Love styles reflect how much interest, enjoyment, compassion, trust, love, guilt, shame, and abandonment anxiety people are likely to experience in love relationships.

Love styles reflect how much interest, enjoyment, compassion, trust, love, guilt, shame, and abandonment anxiety people are likely to experience in love relationships.

Philosophy

The Problem of Natural Philosophy

Gregg Henriques Ph.D. on April 5, 2024 in Theory of Knowledge

How do we align the natural sciences with human history? This is the problem of natural philosophy. New views are emerging on how to address it.

How do we align the natural sciences with human history? This is the problem of natural philosophy. New views are emerging on how to address it.

Animal Behavior

Why Your Dog Must Consent With What You Ask Them to Do

Marc Bekoff Ph.D. on April 5, 2024 in Animal Emotions

Erin Jones's new book calls for developing and maintaining positive dog-human partnerships, using humane best practices, and honoring a dog's point of view and autonomy.

Erin Jones's new book calls for developing and maintaining positive dog-human partnerships, using humane best practices, and honoring a dog's point of view and autonomy.

Infertility

Helping Couples and Families Cope with Infertility

Lisa Schuman on April 5, 2024 in Building Your Family

A five-step process to help fertility patients identify their feelings and more effectively resolve differences with their partners and others.

A five-step process to help fertility patients identify their feelings and more effectively resolve differences with their partners and others.

Narcissism

3 Common Side Effects of Narcissistic Parenting

Mark Travers Ph.D. on April 5, 2024 in Social Instincts

Having a narcissist for a parent can have long-lasting consequences.

Having a narcissist for a parent can have long-lasting consequences.

Emotion Regulation

Helping Boys Think Things Through Before Acting

Ray Swann Ph.D. on April 5, 2024 in Raising Healthy Boys

How can we navigate emotional volatility with boys and young men? Learn some effective strategies to support their growth and self-regulation.

How can we navigate emotional volatility with boys and young men? Learn some effective strategies to support their growth and self-regulation.

Decision-Making

Decision-Making in Emerging Adulthood: A Cultural Lens

Monk Prayogshala Research Institution on April 4, 2024 in Non-WEIRD Science

Transitioning into adulthood is confusing for all, but culture influences our journey and the decisions we make.

Transitioning into adulthood is confusing for all, but culture influences our journey and the decisions we make.

Philosophy

Perils of Life Got You Down? Philosophy Can Help

Kerry Tobin M.A. on April 4, 2024 in The Doughnut Dilemma

The power of philosophy lies in its ability to transform our world. It urges us to just be better at life.

The power of philosophy lies in its ability to transform our world. It urges us to just be better at life.

Dementia

Cannabis and Cognition

Kenneth R. Weinberg M.D. on April 4, 2024 in Bedside Manners

Cannabis has shown increasing promise in treating many aspects of the causes and effects of dementia.

Cannabis has shown increasing promise in treating many aspects of the causes and effects of dementia.

Parenting

Digital Parenting: Rules May Not Be the Answer

Angela Patterson Ph.D. on April 4, 2024 in Young People Decoded

What if setting rules and limits for teens' digital media use actually harms more than it helps? New research calls for a more balanced approach.

What if setting rules and limits for teens' digital media use actually harms more than it helps? New research calls for a more balanced approach.

Ketamine

What Patients Need to Know About Ketamine

Samuel T. Wilkinson, M.D. on April 4, 2024 in Purpose

When is it right to try ketamine? Is it safe? What should patients expect from treatment?

When is it right to try ketamine? Is it safe? What should patients expect from treatment?

Happiness

The 2 Skills You Need for a Great Life

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on April 4, 2024 in Liking the Child You Love

The capacity to remain composed and effectively address obstacles are two skills that drive all forms of success and happiness.

The capacity to remain composed and effectively address obstacles are two skills that drive all forms of success and happiness.

Autism

Celebrating Differences This Autism Acceptance Month

Claire Jack Ph.D. on April 4, 2024 in Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder

A Personal Perspective: Autism Acceptance Month is an opportunity to celebrate our differences and recognize the contribution that neurodivergent individuals make to the world.

A Personal Perspective: Autism Acceptance Month is an opportunity to celebrate our differences and recognize the contribution that neurodivergent individuals make to the world.

Motivation

Promoting Perseverance

Jennifer Caspari Ph.D. on April 4, 2024 in Living Well When Your Body Doesn't Cooperate

Perseverance helps you reach meaningful goals and builds confidence and a sense of capability. Here's how to strengthen it.

Perseverance helps you reach meaningful goals and builds confidence and a sense of capability. Here's how to strengthen it.

Marriage

Can You Rate Your Marriage if You’re Bad at Marriage?

Michael Karson Ph.D., J.D. on April 4, 2024 in Feeling Our Way

The skills that improve your relationship are the same ones needed to evaluate it.

The skills that improve your relationship are the same ones needed to evaluate it.

Grief

The Role of Creativity in Grief and Recovery

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on April 4, 2024 in The Art of Grieving

Art and shrine-making provide paths to recovery from grief by helping us maintain bonds and enduring connections with departed loved ones.

Art and shrine-making provide paths to recovery from grief by helping us maintain bonds and enduring connections with departed loved ones.

ADHD

How to Succeed With ADHD

Amelia Kelley Ph.D. on April 4, 2024 in In Your Corner

The fear of failure holds those with ADHD back from trying new things when, in fact, failing with a growth mindset is the foundation of ADHD success.

The fear of failure holds those with ADHD back from trying new things when, in fact, failing with a growth mindset is the foundation of ADHD success.

Grief

Grief’s Dance of Anger

Michael J. Formica EdM, NCC, LPC on April 4, 2024 in Enlightened Living

If we sit with our anger long enough, we discover it's grief, often built up over time, and made up of our small disappointments and larger losses.

If we sit with our anger long enough, we discover it's grief, often built up over time, and made up of our small disappointments and larger losses.

Gamophobia

2 Ways to Overcome Gamophobia, the Fear of Marriage

Mark Travers Ph.D. on April 4, 2024 in Social Instincts

Marriage can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be terrifying.

Marriage can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be terrifying.

Imagination

Imagery as a Complementary Treatment for Cancer

Jonathan Rhodes Ph.D. on April 4, 2024 in Imagery Coaching

Imagery can support traditional cancer treatment through three steps that help patients navigate thinking and empower them with resilience.

Imagery can support traditional cancer treatment through three steps that help patients navigate thinking and empower them with resilience.