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Proportion of Egalitarians, Ambivalents, and Traditionals by year
Gender

Good News! Attitudes Moving Toward Gender Equality

By Barbara J. Risman Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Gender Questions?

In our new research, we found good news about American's attitudes towards equality. We've come a long way, baby. Why doesn't anyone want to hear?

Philosophy

The Mirror Test and the Problem of Understanding Other Minds

By Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin, Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Life, Death, and the Self

What a recent entry into the debate about which animals are self-aware reveals about our understanding of other minds.

Happiness

The Trophy-Process Balance

By Bence Nanay Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Psychology Tomorrow

So we can forget about work-life balance now.

Happiness

Five Lessons for a Better Life

By David B. Feldman Ph.D. on December 16, 2018 in Supersurvivors

One of the secrets to a good life may be to live like we’re dying. Here are five important lessons to help us do just that.

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Relationships

Five Truths About Marriage All Couples Need to Understand

By Forrest Talley Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Relationship Emporium

What makes a marriage fulfilling, stable, and continually deepening? The answers may surprise you.

Relationships

Why Do We Like People Who Are Similar to Us?

By Gwendolyn Seidman Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Close Encounters

A new study examines liking at first acquaintance and how well five different factors can explain why we like people who are similar to us.

Relationships

5 Ways to Cope When You're the Black Sheep of Your Family

By Vinita Mehta Ph.D., Ed.M. on December 17, 2018 in Head Games

Being marginalized by your family is deeply painful - and can be especially tough at the holidays. Research investigates how to shore up resilience in the face of such conflict.

Media

How to Spot Good Versus Dodgy Science

By Mylea Charvat, Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in The Fifth Vital Sign

You don't need to have a STEM degree to have high scientific literacy, you just need to know what to look for in a scientific article.

Addiction

Family and the Holidays!

By Sarah A Benton MS, LMHC, LPC on December 17, 2018 in The High-Functioning Alcoholic

The holidays are quickly approaching, and this may be both a blessing and curse in terms of family dynamics.

Relationships

A Comment About the Bad Rap Online Dating Gets

By Stephen J Betchen D.S.W. on December 17, 2018 in Magnetic Partners

Is online dating too much work?

Aging

Slowing Down as the World Speeds Up

By Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in The Gift of Aging

Moving slowly enhances health and well-being, improves efficiency, and fosters harmony.

Gender

In Praise of Gender Fluidity: A Meditation on Dysphoria

By Madelon Sprengnether on December 17, 2018 in Minding Memory

What does gender dysphoria have to do with you--or me?

Psychiatry

12 Slays of Xmas: "Bloody Merry Christmas"

By Anthony Tobia, M.D. on December 17, 2018 in Views Through the Psychiatrist’s Lens

If you're in the mood for a foreign film, this short doesn't disappoint (nor does its psychiatric analysis!)

Personality

What Your Stacks of Unread Books Say About You

By Cami Rosso on December 17, 2018 in The Future Brain

Do you have a stack of unread books? The number of books, and type may reveal some interesting personal insights.

Work

High or Drunk at Work?

By Angela Dionisi, Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in (Un)Well at Work

How hazardous is it to be under the influence while on the job?

Addiction

Cocaine Cravings Can Be Blocked, Are We Beating Addiction?

By Adi Jaffe Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in All About Addiction

Cocaine addiction affects hundreds of thousands of people and can be deadly. Unfortunately, few biological tools have been found to help deal with this problem. Until now?

Self-Help

Why Letters of Recommendation Don't Matter

By Cody Kommers on December 17, 2018 in A Friendly Interest

The biggest mistake you can make in choosing how to use your time? Just doing it for the letter.

Happiness

How to Find Your Higher Purpose

By Bob Rosen Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Are You Aware?

If you can look at yourself in the mirror, then you can tap into your innate wisdom and humanity to find and live your higher purpose.

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The Gift of Curiosity

The spirit of inquiry

The Prying Mind

5 Ways To Create Surprise

Look at That Beautiful Sunset

Kids Who Cultivate Wonder

Self-Help

A New Year's Resolution to Help You Achieve All Others

By Theo Tsaousides Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Smashing the Brainblocks

What are you going to do differently this year?

Beat the Holiday Blues
Resilience

Nine Keys to a Resilient Holiday

By Stephen Sideroff Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Path of Optimal Living

Are you having difficulty getting up for the holidays? You are just 9 steps away from finding enjoyment.

Behavioral Economics

The 10 Key Ingredients of Anger

By Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Science of Choice

Anger makes people punitive, careless in their thought, and eager to take action.

Ethics and Morality

Nancy Pelosi's Power Coat

By Ellyn Kaschak Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in She Comes a Long Way, Baby

Does looking the part get you the part? Only if you are a woman.

Depression

Why Are Males Less Likely Than Women To Get Depression?

By Joe Herbert M.B, Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Hormones and the Brain

It seems that testosterone treatment may help some men with chronic depression to recover. Is this a new approach to therapy?

Politics

Do We Need a Common Enemy?

By Steve Rathje on December 17, 2018 in Words Matter

Enemies can fill important needs in our lives.

Happiness

All Is Calm, All Is Bright

By Jennifer Hamady on December 17, 2018 in Finding Your Voice

What truly matters... this holiday season and in every season... Gratitude, Kindness, and Love.

Health

Five Ways Empathy Is Good for Your Health

By Elizabeth A. Segal, Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Social Empathy

When we think of empathy the focus is on others, we don't consider what it does for us. Empathy is indeed about others, but engaging in empathy is also good for us.

Relationships

5 Ways to Prepare for a Difficult Family Christmas

By Sarah Epstein MFT on December 17, 2018 in Between the Generations

Did Thanksgiving with family leave you feeling frustrated, angry, and helpless? Learn to stay out of the family boxing ring this Christmas with these key strategies.

Relationships

Is It Possible to Be "Too Close" to Your Parent or Child?

By Adena Bank Lees, LCSW on December 17, 2018 in From Surviving to Thriving

Did you grow up feeling responsible to meet your parent's needs? There is a name for this. There is also a way out.

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders—and Who Suffers from Them

By Renee Engeln Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Beauty Sick

Recent research suggests for eating disorders, girls and women who are members of different ethnic groups have more similarities than differences.

Health

How to Use THC and CBD Effectively

By Gary L. Wenk Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Your Brain on Food

Interest in the medical and recreational use of marijuana has led to increased interest in how to best administer the two most abundant cannabinoids in the plant: THC and CBD.

Self-Help

Guided By Love

By Rick Hanson Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Your Wise Brain

Implicitly, and more fundamentally, this practice means a relaxed opening into the love – in a very very broad sense – that is the actual nature of everything.

Education

Top 10 Blogs on Theory of Knowledge

By Gregg Henriques Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in Theory of Knowledge

Over the past seven years, almost 300 blogs have been shared on Theory of Knowledge. Here are the ten most popular.

Parenting

Why 90 Percent of Generation Z Says They're Stressed Out

By B. Janet Hibbs Ph.D. on December 17, 2018 in The Stressed Years of Their Lives

A recent APA survey confirms that 90% of Generation Z is "stressed out." With rising rates of anxiety and depression in youth, we explore the causes and offer tips to cope.

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