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Politics

Why People Ignore Facts

By Steve Rathje on October 25, 2018 in Words Matter

When it comes to reasoning, identity trumps truth.

Sex

Are All Orgasms Equal?

By Karen L. Blair Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in Inclusive Insight

Should your next sex-ed lesson come from a lesbian? According to research, women in same-sex relationships may be leading the way in terms of the most satisfying orgasms.

Relationships

4 Ways to Cultivate Relationship Sanity

By Grant Hilary Brenner MD, FAPA on October 25, 2018 in ExperiMentations

Is intimacy a source of anxiety and frustration? Moving from dysfunction to compassionate, caring and constructive ways of relating allows us to build sustainable relationships.

Politics

Step One in Understanding the Pipe Bombs

By Glenn Geher Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in Darwin's Subterranean World

The current national pipe-bomb scare is anxiety-inducing, depressing, and socially polarizing. At this point, we don’t know the cause. Let’s hold off on our narratives.

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Autism

What Happens When You are Sick but can't Speak the Language?

By Katherine K.M. Stavropoulos Ph.D. on October 26, 2018 in Neuroscience in Translation

How does this researcher's experience being sick, isolated, and alone relate to Autism?

Relationships

Fall Down; Get Up; Fall Down; Get Up

By Linda and Charlie Bloom on October 26, 2018 in Stronger at the Broken Places

When we are learning any new skill, there is a process of moving forward and then slipping backward. Developing new relationship skills is the same way.

Parenting

Build on your strengths: What's great about your parenting?

By Laura Markham Ph.D. on October 26, 2018 in Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids

Not only will appreciating yourself make you happier with the way you parent, you'll find you enjoy parenting more. See how long it takes your child to comment on the difference.

Cognition

Reasoning and Insight: Let Insight Lead

By Karen Ethridge Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in Cognition Cafe

Could it be that our busy social worlds are filled with automatic processing and automatic answers that we just don’t have time to “figure it out?” Insight may be the key.

Spirituality

Does Society Need Religion? Part 2 or 2

By Scott Atran Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in In Gods We Trust

Religion's role and the vitality of values.

Diet

Diet or Philosophy? Are You What You Eat, or Won't Eat?

By Gina Barreca Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in Snow White Doesn't Live Here Anymore

The word "diet" comes from the classical Greek "diaita" for "mode of life," so it's not surprising that we've spoken for years of "regular diets."

Self-Help

Escaping Reality to Heal

By Diana Raab PhD on October 25, 2018 in The Empowerment Diary

Are you feeling stressed with the bustle of your daily life? Maybe it's time for an escape. This article will provide some ideas where you can escape from your routine.

Social Life

The Best Years of Our Lives?

By Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH on October 25, 2018 in Being Unlonely

How loneliness and social isolation are sweeping through college campuses - and the creative therapies combatting this epidemic

Psychiatry

31 Knights of Halloween: "House on Haunted Hill"

By Anthony Tobia, M.D. on October 25, 2018 in Views Through the Psychiatrist’s Lens

In memorandum of Vincent Price's death, I provide analysis of one of his classics

Self-Help

How to Be More Productive

By Marty Nemko Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in How To Do Life

Mindset and tactics toward the life well-led.

Spirituality

Does Society Need Religion? Part 1 of 2

By Scott Atran Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in In Gods We Trust

The crisis of cultures and religion's role in society.

Gender

What Happens When Trans People's Identities Are Denied?

By Natalie Markowitz Wittlin M.S. on October 25, 2018 in Masculin Féminin

What's the big deal about the White House's "transgender memo"? Here's what the research says.

Ethics and Morality

If We All Lie, What Distinguishes a Liar?

By Jeremy E Sherman Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in Ambigamy

Lying sets us free more than we care to admit. So what's the real difference between a healthy and an unhealthy liar? Just asking the question sets you on the right path.

Sleep

What Happens Inside Your Body When You Are Sleep Deprived?

By Michael J Breus Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in Sleep Newzzz

Sleep deprivation can have great effects on the brain and body, whether it’s the occasional night of too-little sleep or the larger, more chronic sleep debt so many people face.

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Body Positive

How Do You See Yourself?

Looking in the Mirror

Body Image and Happy Relationships

A Duty to Be Beautiful?

Personality

How to Identify Toxic, Foolish, and Wise People?

By Arash Emamzadeh on October 25, 2018 in Finding a New Home

A new article by Robert Sternberg of Cornell University examines the relation between personality and intelligence in foolishness, wisdom, and toxicity.

Parenting

Why Can't You Be Calm?!

By William Stixrud, Ph.D. and Ned Johnson on October 25, 2018 in The Self-Driven Child

Worried about your kids? Research suggests stress is contagious, and there's no hiding it from our children. Fortunately, calm is contagious, too.

Relationships

Memoirs: How to Treasure Happy Moments and Edit the Sad Ones

By Rita Watson MPH on October 25, 2018 in With Love and Gratitude

Here are thoughts on how to write a happy memory and how to edit a sad or hurtful memory.

Health

The Ethical Malpractice of Silence

By Bandy X. Lee M.D., M.Div. on October 25, 2018 in Psychiatry in Society

Professionals can no longer be derelict in their duty to protect the public.

Self-Help

The Attraction of Incivility and Online Bullying

By Sue Scheff on October 25, 2018 in Shame Nation

Are you someone that will dwell on a negative comment? Does it ruin your day? A new survey shares how hostile online feeds can be more damaging than most people realize.

Evolutionary Psychology

Second Chances

By Gary Bernhard, Ed.D. and Kalman Glantz, Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in Evolution in Daily Life

Why do "second chance" stories all have a similar theme?

Self-Help

Instant CBT: The Simplest Way to Challenge Negative Thoughts

By Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on October 25, 2018 in I Hear You

Do you overgeneralize? Catastrophize? Jump to conclusions? If your irrational thoughts are self-defeating, cognitive-behavioral therapy—boiled down to two clear steps—can help.

Depression

Talking to Men About Depression

By Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S on October 25, 2018 in Love and Sex in the Digital Age

Depressed women tend to “act in” (sleeping too much, crying, overeating, drinking too much, etc.), while depressed men tend to “act out” with unpleasant behaviors.

Evolutionary Psychology

Sex Without Fertility: Why it Happens

By Nigel Barber Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in The Human Beast

Sexuality is about a lot more than reproduction. For our species, by far the most sex happens in contexts where conception is impossible.

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Addiction

The Overlooked Victims of the Opioid Crisis

By Michael Pittaro Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in The Crime and Justice Doctor

Should mothers be criminally charged for delivering opioid-dependent newborns?

Neuroscience

Cerebellum Studies Challenge Ancient Notions of How We Think

By Christopher Bergland on October 25, 2018 in The Athlete's Way

The cerebellum does much more than coordinate muscle movements. New research suggests the cerebellum and frontal cortex work in tandem to coordinate cerebral thinking and thoughts.

Happiness

The Doughnut Dilemma and How Aristotle Solved It

By Kerry Tobin M.A. on October 25, 2018 in The Doughnut Dilemma

Cultivating your best behavior can make you happier. Aristotle's ethics can explain.

Resilience

The Reason to Go On After Serving in the Military

By Shauna H Springer Ph.D. on October 25, 2018 in Free-Range Psychology

After being asked by several warriors to comment on Britta Reque-Dragicevic’s article, “When You Can’t be a Warrior Anymore…Is There a Reason to Go On," this is what I think.

Gender

Sexual Harassment Remains Commonplace in Medicine

By Jennifer M Weiss M.D. on October 25, 2018 in Women in Medicine

We know plenty about #metoo in entertainment and politics. We should know more about #metoo in medicine.

Relationships

Unloved Daughters: Why the Term "Echoism" May Help You Heal

By Peg Streep on October 25, 2018 in Tech Support

We're all familiar with narcissists, but what about those folks on the other end of the spectrum? What about echoists?

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