Work

Whistleblowers: Speaking Up for Justice (Part I of II)

By Dorothy Suskind Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in Bully-Wise

What do you do when you have a crisis of consciousness at work? How to make the world a little better by speaking out for justice (Part I).

What do you do when you have a crisis of consciousness at work? How to make the world a little better by speaking out for justice (Part I).

Parenting

Puppies & Kids Work To Please People Who Respond

By Nancy Darling Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in Thinking About Kids

At any dog park, you'll see dogs watch their owners fetch. Owner throws ball. Dog chases, sits, and chews. Owner sighs, plays tag and tug, & throws. Good things happening for dogs!

At any dog park, you'll see dogs watch their owners fetch. Owner throws ball. Dog chases, sits, and chews. Owner sighs, plays tag and tug, & throws. Good things happening for dogs!

Evolutionary Psychology

How to Train Your Boyfriend

By Diana S. Fleischman Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in How to Train Your Boyfriend

What did your millions of female ancestors have in common? They all knew how to get people to do what they wanted.

What did your millions of female ancestors have in common? They all knew how to get people to do what they wanted.

Resilience

How the Portuguese Responded to COVID-19 Lockdown

By Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in Hope + Resilience

Portugal has experienced COVID-19 in the form of one large lockdown early on. Now that things are reopening amid coronavirus, here are some tips on building resilience.

Portugal has experienced COVID-19 in the form of one large lockdown early on. Now that things are reopening amid coronavirus, here are some tips on building resilience.

Suicide

Prevent Suicide by Emphasizing These 3 Reasons for Living

By Wendy L. Patrick, JD, Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in Why Bad Looks Good

When counseling suicidal individuals, research reveals several persuasive reasons for living

When counseling suicidal individuals, research reveals several persuasive reasons for living

Self-Help

5 Steps to Earning Your Own Trust

By Gena Gorlin, Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in The Art and Science of Self-Creation

Self-deception has received theoretical and empirical attention ut the field does not have so much as a term to describe the opposite practice.

Self-deception has received theoretical and empirical attention ut the field does not have so much as a term to describe the opposite practice.

Psychiatry

New-onset Psychosis Associated with COVID-19

By Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in Demystifying Psychiatry

COVID-19 can cause brain-related complications, including new-onset psychosis and strokes.

COVID-19 can cause brain-related complications, including new-onset psychosis and strokes.

Stress

I Miss Me. Do You Miss Your Old Self?

By Marcia Reynolds Psy.D. on August 05, 2020 in Wander Woman

Has your life drastically changed, leaving you emotionally out of control? These tips can help you rediscover your best self.

Has your life drastically changed, leaving you emotionally out of control? These tips can help you rediscover your best self.

Therapy

The Challenge Facing App Developers: Engaging Users

By Courtney Beard Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in From Lab to Real World

Do you download apps only to stop using them after a week? You are not alone! Mental health app developers face an uphill battle to engage users long-term.

Do you download apps only to stop using them after a week? You are not alone! Mental health app developers face an uphill battle to engage users long-term.

Gaslighting

5 Legal Tips to Prepare to Divorce a Gaslighter

By Lisa Zeiderman Esq., CFL on August 05, 2020 in Legal Matters

There is no doubt that gaslighting exists in some long-term relationships. Breaking free requires strength, organization, and ideally, a strong support network.

There is no doubt that gaslighting exists in some long-term relationships. Breaking free requires strength, organization, and ideally, a strong support network.

Anger

David Sheff: Turning Grief into Active Compassion

By Jennifer Haupt on August 05, 2020 in One True Thing

"We can treat our pain and create change when we turn our anger into action, when we connect with others, and we do our best to help those in need."

"We can treat our pain and create change when we turn our anger into action, when we connect with others, and we do our best to help those in need."

Child Development

Face Forward

By Lea Lis MD on August 05, 2020 in The Shameless Psychiatrist

Explore the different mask options and add them to your back-to-school shopping list.

Explore the different mask options and add them to your back-to-school shopping list.

Race and Ethnicity

The Little Woman Who Took on America's Greatest Evil

By Richard Gunderman MD, Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in Fully Human

What wellsprings of inspiration should today's opponents of racism be drawing on? The best-selling novel of the 19th century offers an answer.

What wellsprings of inspiration should today's opponents of racism be drawing on? The best-selling novel of the 19th century offers an answer.

Happiness

If You’re Not Happy Right Now, That’s Totally Normal

By Barton Goldsmith Ph.D. on August 05, 2020 in Emotional Fitness

Right now, I don’t think there’s any way to manufacture happiness when there is so much going wrong in our world.

Right now, I don’t think there’s any way to manufacture happiness when there is so much going wrong in our world.

Child Development

Lessons Learned About the Importance of Maternal Well-Being

By Maria Gartstein Ph.D. on August 04, 2020 in Becoming You

What comprehensive treatment of expectant mothers and postpartum women should take into consideration. We have a long way to go.

What comprehensive treatment of expectant mothers and postpartum women should take into consideration. We have a long way to go.

Cognition

Dreaming in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

By Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on August 04, 2020 in Dreaming in the Digital Age

How does dreaming relate to the life experiences and developmental challenges of adolescents and young adults? A new study offers some answers.

How does dreaming relate to the life experiences and developmental challenges of adolescents and young adults? A new study offers some answers.

Sex

What Does She Have That I Don’t?

By Ronald E Riggio Ph.D. on August 04, 2020 in Cutting-Edge Leadership

Seduction and sex appeal is about more than just physical attractiveness.

Seduction and sex appeal is about more than just physical attractiveness.

When the pandemic is over, will we return to the past? Will we be unprepared for other disasters, revert to human selfishness and aggression, or will we strive to live in harmony?

Health

Who Cares If I Wear a Mask?

By Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on August 04, 2020 in Outside the Box

If I don’t like wearing a mask, then why do I do it? It might mean something different than you think if you choose not to.

If I don’t like wearing a mask, then why do I do it? It might mean something different than you think if you choose not to.

Self-Help

Making Peace With Your Regret

By Shawn M. Burn Ph.D. on August 04, 2020 in Presence of Mind

Regret is painful and common, and sometimes debilitating. Fortunately, psychology offers some healthy ways to better manage your regrets.

Regret is painful and common, and sometimes debilitating. Fortunately, psychology offers some healthy ways to better manage your regrets.

Work

Emotional Labor in Academia: Accommodate If You Are Female

By Sharmin Tunguz Ph.D. on August 04, 2020 in Emotional Labor in the Workplace

Fulfilling the stereotype? Do female faculty labor more to show tough love to entitled students?

Fulfilling the stereotype? Do female faculty labor more to show tough love to entitled students?

Therapy

We Are Always Connected and We Are Always Alone

By Bob Edelstein L.M.F.T., M.F.T on August 04, 2020 in Authentic Engagement

The pandemic is shining a light on a fundamental existential paradox of being human. How do we integrate this paradox in relationship to Covid-19?

The pandemic is shining a light on a fundamental existential paradox of being human. How do we integrate this paradox in relationship to Covid-19?

Relationships

A Slow Hand

By Steven Ing on August 04, 2020 in Sexual Futurist

Most of us have experienced regret about getting into a committed relationship with someone who turned out, in hindsight, to have been so very wrong for us.

Most of us have experienced regret about getting into a committed relationship with someone who turned out, in hindsight, to have been so very wrong for us.

Health

Is Television Culture Making the Pandemic Worse?

By Richard Maxwell, Ph.D. and Toby Miller, Ph.D. on August 04, 2020 in Greening the Media

Television culture presents a world of pre-pandemic happiness that encourages the fantasy that everything is alright. At the heart of this hallucination is commercial advertising.

Television culture presents a world of pre-pandemic happiness that encourages the fantasy that everything is alright. At the heart of this hallucination is commercial advertising.

Race and Ethnicity

Four Dilemmas for White Men in These Times

By Sam Osherson Ph.D. on August 04, 2020 in Listen Up!

Between #MeToo and BLM, being a white man has gotten more complicated these days. Thank goodness.

Between #MeToo and BLM, being a white man has gotten more complicated these days. Thank goodness.

Narcissism

How Narcissism Can Make COVID-19 Worse

By Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on August 04, 2020 in Hope + Resilience

Being able to identify narcissism can potentially help us disengage from narcissistic people we encounter in our daily lives. This can help lower our stress during COVID-19.

Being able to identify narcissism can potentially help us disengage from narcissistic people we encounter in our daily lives. This can help lower our stress during COVID-19.

Self-Help

Seven Ways to Cope with Uncertainty

By Christine L. Carter Ph.D. on August 04, 2020 in Advice for Your Best Life

Living with so much uncertainty is hard. What should we do when everything feels out of control?

Living with so much uncertainty is hard. What should we do when everything feels out of control?

Health

What If I Never Really Had My Lifelong Asthma?

By Caroline Leavitt on August 04, 2020 in Runs in the Family

My identity growing up was forged with my being sickly with asthma. Except I was misdiagnosed. How could I figure out who I was if I suddenly was healthy?

My identity growing up was forged with my being sickly with asthma. Except I was misdiagnosed. How could I figure out who I was if I suddenly was healthy?