Behavioral Economics

AI Has Serious Implications for Choice Architecture

By Matt Grawitch Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in A Hovercraft Full of Eels

AI has introduced the potential to use what is called "hypernudging" to continuously adapt to human decision-making. What implications does this have?

AI has introduced the potential to use what is called "hypernudging" to continuously adapt to human decision-making. What implications does this have?

Anxiety

Hitting a Wall With Hard Situations and Hard People?

By Rodney Luster Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in More Than a Feeling

Arguments, anger, self-hurt, addiction, and suicidal ideation are all harsh circumstances, but what if you could change the outcomes? Try a "forced opposites" approach.

Arguments, anger, self-hurt, addiction, and suicidal ideation are all harsh circumstances, but what if you could change the outcomes? Try a "forced opposites" approach.

Relationships

3 Big Reasons Why People Fall Out of Love

By Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in Liking the Child You Love

Is the excitement gone in your intimate relationship? Try these easy strategies to bring affection back, along with those other warm, loving feelings.

Is the excitement gone in your intimate relationship? Try these easy strategies to bring affection back, along with those other warm, loving feelings.

Psychiatry

The Myths of Oppositional Defiant Disorder

By Candida Fink M.D. on October 05, 2022 in Changing Minds

Have you been told your child has ODD? Do you teach students with an ODD diagnosis? An understanding of what ODD does and doesn't mean is critical to improving things.

Have you been told your child has ODD? Do you teach students with an ODD diagnosis? An understanding of what ODD does and doesn't mean is critical to improving things.

Parenting

Why Teens Still Love YouTube

By Diana Graber M.A. on October 05, 2022 in Raising Humans in a Digital World

While TikTok is rising, YouTube remains the number one choice among the nation's teens. Here's why.

While TikTok is rising, YouTube remains the number one choice among the nation's teens. Here's why.

Parenting

Assembling a Team of Voices to Reach Your Teens

By Tim Elmore on October 05, 2022 in Artificial Maturity

Have you noticed your voice and influence are waning in your teen's life? A simple strategy can go a long way to continue your influence on their lifestyle.

Have you noticed your voice and influence are waning in your teen's life? A simple strategy can go a long way to continue your influence on their lifestyle.

Relationships

America: Living Under Spells of Contempt and Idealization

By Ravi Chandra M.D., D.F.A.P.A. on October 05, 2022 in The Pacific Heart

Contempt and self-idealization are distortions in history and interpersonal life. First Nations are calling for an apology for one example of contempt, the Doctrine of Discovery.

Contempt and self-idealization are distortions in history and interpersonal life. First Nations are calling for an apology for one example of contempt, the Doctrine of Discovery.

Self-Help

How to Stop Being a Rescuer

By Judith Orloff M.D. on October 05, 2022 in Emotional Freedom

Do you experience empathy burnout? Learn how to stop being a rescuer to keep your empathy in balance.

Do you experience empathy burnout? Learn how to stop being a rescuer to keep your empathy in balance.

Relationships

Tools for Building Better Boundaries in Relationships

By Monica Johnson Psy.D. on October 05, 2022 in The Savvy Psychologist

Do you struggle with setting boundaries in relationships or get confused as to what boundaries are?

Do you struggle with setting boundaries in relationships or get confused as to what boundaries are?

Cognition

Justice Capital and Unequal Access to Justice

By Kendra J Thomas Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in Positive Growth and Development

How psychology can improve conversations around the pursuit of a more just world.

How psychology can improve conversations around the pursuit of a more just world.

Self-Help

Why Learning From Our Emotions Requires Resisting Talk of Diagnoses

By Joseph E. Davis Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in Our New Discontents

We fancy ourselves open to and in touch with our feelings. The trend toward “self-diagnosis,” however, takes us in the opposite direction. We need to push back.

We fancy ourselves open to and in touch with our feelings. The trend toward “self-diagnosis,” however, takes us in the opposite direction. We need to push back.

Philosophy

Finding Romance in Reality

By Gregg Henriques Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in Theory of Knowledge

It is time we shift our worldview. We are not just a bunch of chemicals; we are an unfolding wave of energy and information seeking growth.

It is time we shift our worldview. We are not just a bunch of chemicals; we are an unfolding wave of energy and information seeking growth.

Depression

Grieving When No One Has Died

By Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on October 05, 2022 in Navigating the Serpentine Path

Grief is not exclusive to death; other losses occur more often throughout life.

Grief is not exclusive to death; other losses occur more often throughout life.

Relationships

To Heal Your Inner Child, First Disempower Your Adaptive One

By Leon F Seltzer PhD on October 05, 2022 in Evolution of the Self

It takes courage, resilience, and the ability to maintain adult calm when the no-longer-adaptive child part of you gets triggered and threatens to overwhelm your better judgment.

It takes courage, resilience, and the ability to maintain adult calm when the no-longer-adaptive child part of you gets triggered and threatens to overwhelm your better judgment.

Depression

Healthy Sweeteners and the Gut-Brain Axis

By Scott C. Anderson on October 05, 2022 in Mood by Microbe

There are hundreds of sweeteners to choose from, and some of them may actually be good for your mood and cognition.

There are hundreds of sweeteners to choose from, and some of them may actually be good for your mood and cognition.

Education

How Elite Colleges Divide Us and What We Can Do About It

By Ross E O'Hara, Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in Nudging Ahead

A new book argues that elite institutions are drivers of residential and educational segregation; several incremental changes may help.

A new book argues that elite institutions are drivers of residential and educational segregation; several incremental changes may help.

Parenting

4 Surprising Benefits of Not Paying for Your Child’s College

By Joyce Marter LCPC on October 05, 2022 in Mental Wealth

Is your teen assuming that you'll pay for their entire college education? Have a conversation about expectations so you can involve them in the financial responsibility.

Is your teen assuming that you'll pay for their entire college education? Have a conversation about expectations so you can involve them in the financial responsibility.

Narcissism

Not Every Emotional Abuser Is a Narcissist

By Beverly Engel L.M.F.T. on October 05, 2022 in The Compassion Chronicles

The person emotionally abusing you may not be a narcissist at all, but someone who suffers from borderline personality disorder.

The person emotionally abusing you may not be a narcissist at all, but someone who suffers from borderline personality disorder.

Media

Satanic Panics Can Inspire Major Changes in Society

By Troy Rondinone Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in The Asylum

A Personal Perspective: Today, a significant number of Americans believe a Satanic group of blood-drinking pedophiles threatens the nation. This is reminiscent of an earlier Satanic Panic in the 1980s.

A Personal Perspective: Today, a significant number of Americans believe a Satanic group of blood-drinking pedophiles threatens the nation. This is reminiscent of an earlier Satanic Panic in the 1980s.

Evolutionary Psychology

The Super Senses of Cats

By Nigel Barber Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in The Human Beast

Like wild cats, domestic cats retain keen senses of sight, hearing, and smell. Several other specialized sensory capabilities favor their success, and survival, as ace predators.

Like wild cats, domestic cats retain keen senses of sight, hearing, and smell. Several other specialized sensory capabilities favor their success, and survival, as ace predators.

Health

Hope, Dogs, and Weight Loss

By Kristen A. Carter M.S. on October 05, 2022 in Health and Human Nature

Hope can get us out of a seemingly endless cycle of weight loss failures. And it all started with research on dogs.

Hope can get us out of a seemingly endless cycle of weight loss failures. And it all started with research on dogs.

Relationships

3 Tips to Get Through the Pain of Being Cheated On

By Mark Travers Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in Social Instincts

The pain of being cheated on is incomparable, but it doesn’t have to destroy you.

The pain of being cheated on is incomparable, but it doesn’t have to destroy you.

Work

Think Your People Are “Quiet Quitting?" Think Again.

By Allison E McWilliams Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in Your Awesome Career

If people seem a bit disconnected from work right now, they’re not alone. At least half of the U.S. workforce is feeling the same way, according to one study. Here's what to do about it.

If people seem a bit disconnected from work right now, they’re not alone. At least half of the U.S. workforce is feeling the same way, according to one study. Here's what to do about it.

Social Life

Where in the World Do People Live Alone?

By Bella DePaulo Ph.D. on October 05, 2022 in Living Single

The number of people living alone has risen dramatically in many places around the world. In some countries, though, it is still rare.

The number of people living alone has risen dramatically in many places around the world. In some countries, though, it is still rare.

Parenting

Mental Health Disorders in Youth

By Kat McGrady Ed.D, LCPC, NCC on October 04, 2022 in Cultivating Curiosity

Children's mental health is a very real and present matter. If you believe your child may have a mental health disorder, these initial steps can help you help them.

Children's mental health is a very real and present matter. If you believe your child may have a mental health disorder, these initial steps can help you help them.

Psychiatry

The Role of Psychological Distress in Long Covid

By Sara Gorman, Ph.D., MPH, and Jack M. Gorman, MD on October 04, 2022 in Denying to the Grave

Is psychological distress at the heart of long COVID? A recent study thinks it has the answers.

Is psychological distress at the heart of long COVID? A recent study thinks it has the answers.

Education

Learning a New Language Differs Between Children and Adults

By Nadine Kabbani Ph.D. on October 04, 2022 in Mind Your Molecules

Should we reconsider adults learn a new language? Science suggests yes.

Should we reconsider adults learn a new language? Science suggests yes.

Philosophy

Being Rational Versus Being Reasonable

By Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on October 04, 2022 in Lying on the Philosopher's Couch

Being right is not always the same as being rational. Emotions also count when it comes to articulating our reasons.

Being right is not always the same as being rational. Emotions also count when it comes to articulating our reasons.