Relationships

Social Media Triggers Loneliness in College Students

By Rita Watson MPH on September 16, 2019 in With Love and Gratitude

Making the transition from home to college can be stressful and lonely. Your Smart phone may be to blame.

Making the transition from home to college can be stressful and lonely. Your Smart phone may be to blame.

Anxiety

The Truth Shall Make You Freak

By Jeremy E Sherman Ph.D., MPP on September 16, 2019 in Ambigamy

Myths motivate but often in dangerous ways. But the alternative, facing reality is just too much for our human hearts to bear. This is the tension behind all culture wars.

Myths motivate but often in dangerous ways. But the alternative, facing reality is just too much for our human hearts to bear. This is the tension behind all culture wars.

Parenting

The Myth of Consistency

By J. Stuart Ablon Ph.D. on September 16, 2019 in Changeable

Stop worrying so much about being consistent! Its much less important than you think

Stop worrying so much about being consistent! Its much less important than you think

Parenting

Self-Care or Self-Sabotage? When Self-Care... Isn't

By Robyn Koslowitz Ph.D. on September 16, 2019 in Targeted Parenting

Self-Care. Do we even know what it is? We think we're engaging in self-care when we're really engaging in self-maintenance. We need both. Here's how to know the difference.

Self-Care. Do we even know what it is? We think we're engaging in self-care when we're really engaging in self-maintenance. We need both. Here's how to know the difference.

Relationships

The Paradox of Loving an Abuser and Why It's Hard to Leave

By Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT on September 16, 2019 in Toxic Relationships

Why do you love an abuser despite the abuse? Learn how trauma binds you, and why it can be even harder to leave an abuser than a normal relationship.

Why do you love an abuser despite the abuse? Learn how trauma binds you, and why it can be even harder to leave an abuser than a normal relationship.

Neuroscience

OCD Patients Who Don’t Respond to Meds or Psychotherapy

By Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D. on September 16, 2019 in Brain and Behavior

Non-invasive brain stimulation may help some patients.

Non-invasive brain stimulation may help some patients.

Child Development

Megaphone Parenting Can't Meet A Child's Need For Mirroring

By Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on September 16, 2019 in Conquer Fear Of Flying

Descartes famously said, "I think therefore I am." But, we do not become a person by thinking. We become a person through psychological mirroring; "I am mirrored therefore I am."

Descartes famously said, "I think therefore I am." But, we do not become a person by thinking. We become a person through psychological mirroring; "I am mirrored therefore I am."

Sex

What Does the Internet Teach Your Teen About Sex?

By Psychology Today Editorial Staff on September 16, 2019 in Brainstorm

Parents and schools should help kids fact-check what they’re “learning” online.

Parents and schools should help kids fact-check what they’re “learning” online.

Child Development

The Power of a Mother's Voice

By Alison Escalante M.D. on September 16, 2019 in Shouldstorm

The NICU is a very noisy place. Even as the lives of babies are saved, the environment can be hard on their physiology. Now, research finds their mother's voice can help.

The NICU is a very noisy place. Even as the lives of babies are saved, the environment can be hard on their physiology. Now, research finds their mother's voice can help.

Parenting

How to React to Adolescent Emotions

By Alisa Crossfield Ph.D. on September 16, 2019 in Emotionally Healthy Teens

Are you struggling with the intensity and constant shifts of your adolescent's emotion? Validation is a powerful tool for calming the storm and enhancing your relationship.

Are you struggling with the intensity and constant shifts of your adolescent's emotion? Validation is a powerful tool for calming the storm and enhancing your relationship.

Creativity

Dawn Raffel: Four Yoga Practices to Boost Creativity

By Jennifer Haupt on September 16, 2019 in One True Thing

Yoga is a great way to practice Svadhyaya, or self-study, and as we tune into what's going on in the body and mind, the pathways to creativity often become untangled.

Yoga is a great way to practice Svadhyaya, or self-study, and as we tune into what's going on in the body and mind, the pathways to creativity often become untangled.

Therapy

An Inspiring Response to Trauma

By James F. Zender Ph.D. on September 16, 2019 in The New Normal

Be the change!

Be the change!

Parenting

Dear Christine: My Son Went Off to College and I Want to Cry

By Christine L. Carter Ph.D. on September 16, 2019 in Brave Over Perfect

I offer advice to a mother who feels like her college bound son has outgrown her.

I offer advice to a mother who feels like her college bound son has outgrown her.

Self-Help

Out of Balance? Enjoy Self-Control

By Rick Hanson Ph.D. on September 16, 2019 in Your Wise Brain

Think of self-control in terms of the big picture, and in the context of a life well-lived. Self-control is a gain - of health, self-respect, unclouded mind, with others and bliss.

Think of self-control in terms of the big picture, and in the context of a life well-lived. Self-control is a gain - of health, self-respect, unclouded mind, with others and bliss.

Health

When Your Brain Can't Stop Working

By Katie Willard Virant MSW, JD, LCSW on September 16, 2019 in Chronically Me

Is illness-related cognitive labor exhausting you? Learn how to work efficiently for more energy and better health.

Is illness-related cognitive labor exhausting you? Learn how to work efficiently for more energy and better health.

Animal Behavior

Joseph LeDoux on The Deep History of Ourselves

By Jason Tougaw on September 16, 2019 in The Elusive Brain

Emotions like fear are not hardwired and universal. They're personal (no self, no fear) and cultural. What is universal is danger.

Emotions like fear are not hardwired and universal. They're personal (no self, no fear) and cultural. What is universal is danger.

Parenting

Adolescence and the Psychology of Self-defeat

By Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on September 16, 2019 in Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence

Part of growing up is occasionally becoming stuck in patterns of behavior that can do a person harm; part of being a parent is helping the adolescent break free

Part of growing up is occasionally becoming stuck in patterns of behavior that can do a person harm; part of being a parent is helping the adolescent break free

Neuroscience

Out-of-Body Experiences: More Full Body Illusions

By Susan Blackmore Ph.D. on September 16, 2019 in Ten Zen Questions

You probably feel entirely sure you are inside your own body and move with it. But in the disturbing experience of heautoscopy people are unsure where they are.

You probably feel entirely sure you are inside your own body and move with it. But in the disturbing experience of heautoscopy people are unsure where they are.

Therapy

How Counselors Can Have an Experimental Mindset

By Marty Nemko Ph.D. on September 16, 2019 in How To Do Life

Key to being an effective agent of change.

Key to being an effective agent of change.

Work

You've Got a Job—Now What?

By Sharon Saline Psy.D. on September 15, 2019 in On Your Way with ADHD

How to manage your money once you've started earning it.

How to manage your money once you've started earning it.

Diet

Unusual Observations to Help You Stop Overeating for Good

By Glenn Livingston Ph.D. on September 15, 2019 in Never Binge Again

It's common to think overeating is a problem with which we must chronically wrestle, but this isn't necessarily the case! Here are three important observations to prove it.

It's common to think overeating is a problem with which we must chronically wrestle, but this isn't necessarily the case! Here are three important observations to prove it.

Speaking the truth is one pathway to humor. When it's done by revealing the absurd, it's particularly impressive.

Neuroscience

Task Force Paper on Cerebellum Research Charts Future Course

By Christopher Bergland on September 15, 2019 in The Athlete's Way

An international team of "little brain" thought leaders has published a task force paper that highlights the significance of knowing that the human cerebellum influences cognition.

An international team of "little brain" thought leaders has published a task force paper that highlights the significance of knowing that the human cerebellum influences cognition.

Race and Ethnicity

The Inequality of Climate Change

By Azeemah Kola J.D., M.A., M.Sc. on September 15, 2019 in Hyphenated

Why fighting for environmental justice is necessary for all our survival.

Why fighting for environmental justice is necessary for all our survival.

Anxiety

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Romantic Jealousy

By Robert L. Leahy Ph.D. on September 15, 2019 in Anxiety Files

Jealousy is a normal part of romantic relationships, but sometimes we get hijacked by our feelings. What can CBT do to help people cope better?

Jealousy is a normal part of romantic relationships, but sometimes we get hijacked by our feelings. What can CBT do to help people cope better?

How can psychology make a bigger, more meaningful impact? What are some of the obstacles to progress in our field?

Gender

Men and Psychotherapy

By Avrum Weiss, Ph.D. on September 15, 2019 in From Fear to Intimacy

What's in it for you?

What's in it for you?

Depression

The Real Voices of Perfectly Hidden Depression

By Margaret R Rutherford Ph.D. on September 15, 2019 in Perfectly Hidden Depression

These stories aren't the most dramatic examples of perfectly hidden depression I could've chosen. Yet they are compelling in their simplicity.

These stories aren't the most dramatic examples of perfectly hidden depression I could've chosen. Yet they are compelling in their simplicity.