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Self-Help

What Is Fragile in Your Life?

Rick Hanson Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in Your Wise Brain

Be at peace with the inevitable: Things fall apart. Yet, there is something beautiful about this part of the truth.

Be at peace with the inevitable: Things fall apart. Yet, there is something beautiful about this part of the truth.

Autism

How Flourishing With Autism Is Possible

Patricia Wright Ph.D., MPH on December 7, 2023 in Autism and Well-being

Reflecting on 40 years in autism services, I saw my efforts as strengths-based. Now, I realize they were incomplete without integrating positive psychology skills.

Reflecting on 40 years in autism services, I saw my efforts as strengths-based. Now, I realize they were incomplete without integrating positive psychology skills.

Social Life

Being a Better Person

Timothy A Carey Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in In Control

A Personal Perspective: Rather than considering what a person deserves, would it be more helpful to consider what is needed to make our place fair and equitable?

A Personal Perspective: Rather than considering what a person deserves, would it be more helpful to consider what is needed to make our place fair and equitable?

Replication Crisis

How to Interpret Psychology Research Like a Pro

Kimberly Key Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in Counseling Keys

Research can be flawed. That is why we look for the evidence. Here's how to understand it better.

Research can be flawed. That is why we look for the evidence. Here's how to understand it better.

Psychology

Is It Fiction or Science? Why the Difference Is Not Obvious

Richard Contrada Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in A Little Knowledge...

Truth can be stranger than fiction. Or more mundane. We should not base judgments of validity on novelty. This should be kept in mind with psychological research.

Truth can be stranger than fiction. Or more mundane. We should not base judgments of validity on novelty. This should be kept in mind with psychological research.

Adolescence

Adolescence and the Growing Power of Worldly Curiosity

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence

Around ages 9 to 13, the child enters adolescence, the 10-to-12-year coming-of-age passage that requires learning to act older and manage more worldly risks.

Around ages 9 to 13, the child enters adolescence, the 10-to-12-year coming-of-age passage that requires learning to act older and manage more worldly risks.

Memory

Do Food Supplements Boost Memory?

Gary Wenk Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in Your Brain on Food

If you want a better brain, eat healthy and exercise. It is best not to depend on a supplement.

If you want a better brain, eat healthy and exercise. It is best not to depend on a supplement.

Relationships

Stop Escalating the Fight

Andrea Mathews LPC, NCC on December 7, 2023 in Traversing the Inner Terrain

A simple word change may help de-escalate conflict.

A simple word change may help de-escalate conflict.

Cognition

The 10,000-Hour Myth and "Expertise" in Critical Thinking

Christopher Dwyer Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in Thoughts on Thinking

Are there caveats to "practice makes perfect"? Can you really be an expert in critical thinking or is it just mindware?

Are there caveats to "practice makes perfect"? Can you really be an expert in critical thinking or is it just mindware?

Happiness

Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest on Biased Beliefs?

Reto Odermatt Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in The Economics of Happiness

Does the dream of home ownership rest upon biased beliefs? Ownership does result in increased happiness, but not to the extent expected.

Does the dream of home ownership rest upon biased beliefs? Ownership does result in increased happiness, but not to the extent expected.

Artificial Intelligence

Breakthrough Interface Enables AI ChatGPT Access Using Thoughts

Cami Rosso on December 7, 2023 in The Future Brain

A non-invasive optical brain-computer interface (BCI) can allow human thoughts to navigate ChatGPT.

A non-invasive optical brain-computer interface (BCI) can allow human thoughts to navigate ChatGPT.

Diet

Eating Late Is Really Bad for You

Temma Ehrenfeld on December 7, 2023 in Open Gently

It's a bad idea to skip breakfast, delay lunch or dinner, or snack at night. Eating early helps your body clock manage blood sugar and ward off breast cancer.

It's a bad idea to skip breakfast, delay lunch or dinner, or snack at night. Eating early helps your body clock manage blood sugar and ward off breast cancer.

Body Language

The Lips: Our Emotional Seismograph

Joe Navarro M.A. on December 7, 2023 in Spycatcher

The lips have the ability to entice but also to communicate exquisitely how we feel.

The lips have the ability to entice but also to communicate exquisitely how we feel.

Stress

Family Gatherings: Navigating Tensions and Fostering Harmony

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in Your Emotional Meter

The end of the year is a time of celebration, but it's also a time of increased stress and anxiety for many.

The end of the year is a time of celebration, but it's also a time of increased stress and anxiety for many.

ADHD

Valuable New Information on ADHD From the Scientific Community

Kristin Wilcox Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in Mythbusting ADHD

What the ADHD experts are saying about completing tasks, applying to college, and online misinformation.

What the ADHD experts are saying about completing tasks, applying to college, and online misinformation.

Happiness

The Health Benefits of Connection

Karolyn A. Gazella on December 7, 2023 in The Healing Factor

Isolation and loneliness can harm health, while connecting with others can enhance health and happiness.

Isolation and loneliness can harm health, while connecting with others can enhance health and happiness.

Fear

7 Steps for Change This New Year

Padraic Gibson D.Psych on December 7, 2023 in Escaping Our Mental Traps

Discover the secret to keeping your New Year's resolutions. Small steps can turn your dreams into reality.

Discover the secret to keeping your New Year's resolutions. Small steps can turn your dreams into reality.

Forensic Psychology

Forensic Neuropsychopathology and Advanced Initiatives

Monique M. Chouraeshkenazi PhD, PsyD, MSCP on December 7, 2023 in In the Public Interest

Data may conflate or skew the relationship between criminal behavior and severe mental illness; forensic neuropsychopathology finds a correlation.

Data may conflate or skew the relationship between criminal behavior and severe mental illness; forensic neuropsychopathology finds a correlation.

Neurodiversity

Mad Pride and Neurodiversity

Jennifer Gerlach LCSW on December 7, 2023 in Beyond Mental Health

Personal Perspective: What can the neurodiversity and mad pride movements learn from each other?

Personal Perspective: What can the neurodiversity and mad pride movements learn from each other?

Mindfulness

Keep Cultivating Compassion for Others

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on December 7, 2023 in Mindfully Doing What Matters

These strategies can help us connect to our common humanity, allowing us to cultivate compassion across differences.

These strategies can help us connect to our common humanity, allowing us to cultivate compassion across differences.

Autism

A Successful Holiday Strategy for an Autism Family

Susan Senator on December 7, 2023 in All Families Are Not Alike

How to make your own child's personal storybook for whatever they might be struggling with, including tailored solutions.

How to make your own child's personal storybook for whatever they might be struggling with, including tailored solutions.

Empathy

How Curiosity Can Hurt a Relationship

Marcia Reynolds Psy.D. on December 7, 2023 in Wander Woman

Curiosity can improve a conversation or harm it, depending on if you are being empathetic or probing. Learn how to recognize the difference.

Curiosity can improve a conversation or harm it, depending on if you are being empathetic or probing. Learn how to recognize the difference.

Motivated Reasoning

What Causes Terrorism? Mental Illness or Ideological Belief?

Joe Pierre M.D. on December 7, 2023 in Psych Unseen

Racial bias and motivated reasoning drive causal attributions of terrorist violence.

Racial bias and motivated reasoning drive causal attributions of terrorist violence.

Cannabis

Lord Shiva and Cannabis: Destroyer and Creator

Timmen L. Cermak MD on December 6, 2023 in Healing from Addiction

Why is the Hindu god Shiva, Lord of Destruction and Creation, intimately associated with cannabis? My lifelong study of cannabis science offers an explanation.

Why is the Hindu god Shiva, Lord of Destruction and Creation, intimately associated with cannabis? My lifelong study of cannabis science offers an explanation.

Health

New Mental Health Guidelines from the World Health Organization

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on December 6, 2023 in Side Effects

Newly updated guidelines from the World Health Organization prioritize psychosocial treatments over pharmaceutical ones.

Newly updated guidelines from the World Health Organization prioritize psychosocial treatments over pharmaceutical ones.

Parenting

Small Problems, Big Feelings

Lawrence J. Cohen Ph.D. on December 6, 2023 in Playful Parenting

When we understand why children have giant feelings about tiny problems, we can have more empathy and understanding.

When we understand why children have giant feelings about tiny problems, we can have more empathy and understanding.

Marriage

The Marriage Effect—Everything Changes

Catherine Aponte Psy.D. on December 6, 2023 in A Marriage of Equals

The changing landscape of marriage requires that we learn to manage the changes that occur during the life of the relationship.

The changing landscape of marriage requires that we learn to manage the changes that occur during the life of the relationship.

Education

PISA 2022 Results for Students Sense of Belonging at School

Kelly-Ann Allen Ph.D. on December 6, 2023 in Sense of Belonging

Pivotal insights on school belonging from PISA 2022.

Pivotal insights on school belonging from PISA 2022.

Relapse

When a Loved One Relapses

Beverly Conyers on December 6, 2023 in Addict in the Family

A Personal Perspective: Relapse is common in the struggle for recovery.

A Personal Perspective: Relapse is common in the struggle for recovery.