Essential Reads

Is Cohabitation Still a Divorce Risk?

By Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on January 27, 2021 in Meet, Catch, and Keep

Cohabitation is normative now. Is it still associated with divorce?

Cohabitation is normative now. Is it still associated with divorce?

Do Gestures Galvanize Group Identity?

By Stephen Garcia Ph.D. on January 26, 2021 in Keeping up with the Joneses

Understanding the "MAGA fist pump" and how body language plays into identity.

Understanding the "MAGA fist pump" and how body language plays into identity.

How to Build Happier Workplaces After the COVID Era

By Jan-Emmanuel De Neve Ph.D. on January 26, 2021 in The Economics of Well-Being

Well-being science offers insights into how we can improve workplace policies.

Well-being science offers insights into how we can improve workplace policies.

How Experience Can Hinder Critical Thinking

By Christopher Dwyer Ph.D. on January 26, 2021 in Thoughts on Thinking

Experience doesn’t necessarily make you smarter or wiser.

Experience doesn’t necessarily make you smarter or wiser.

What Is Your "Style" For Dealing With Conflict At Work?

By Frank T. McAndrew Ph.D. on January 25, 2021 in Out of the Ooze

Understanding how one typically approaches workplace conflict can go a long way toward helping a person become a more satisfied and effective worker.

Understanding how one typically approaches workplace conflict can go a long way toward helping a person become a more satisfied and effective worker.

Why College Prestige Matters and Why It Shouldn't

By Yoo Jung Kim M.D. on January 25, 2021 in Apple a Day

Three years after graduating college, I found myself reliving the rat race of college admission, but this time, I was watching from the interviewer's perspective.

Three years after graduating college, I found myself reliving the rat race of college admission, but this time, I was watching from the interviewer's perspective.

Courage to Think the Unthinkable: The Pandemic Might Get Worse

By Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on January 25, 2021 in Long Fuse, Big Bang

What should we do in case we're at the beginning, not the end of the COVID pandemic?

What should we do in case we're at the beginning, not the end of the COVID pandemic?

Seeking Empathy for People You Don’t Understand

By David P. Barash Ph.D. on January 25, 2021 in Peace and War

If political reconciliation requires seeing the world from the perspective of those with whom we disagree profoundly, is there any hope?

If political reconciliation requires seeing the world from the perspective of those with whom we disagree profoundly, is there any hope?

5 Timeless Debates in Psychology

By Glenn Geher Ph.D. on January 24, 2021 in Darwin's Subterranean World

Human behavior never exists in a vacuum. And causes of behavior come in a broad array of forms. Here are five timeless debates in psychology that can help us better get behavior.

Human behavior never exists in a vacuum. And causes of behavior come in a broad array of forms. Here are five timeless debates in psychology that can help us better get behavior.

Settling Into a Pandemic Winter

By Andy Tix Ph.D. on January 23, 2021 in The Pursuit of Peace

Are you bored or feeling "stir crazy" because of this pandemic winter? Reframing this as an opportunity to settle may be one of the best choices you ever make.

Are you bored or feeling "stir crazy" because of this pandemic winter? Reframing this as an opportunity to settle may be one of the best choices you ever make.

An Atheist Neuroscientist Finds Faith in Bipolar Mania

By Ed Ergenzinger J.D., Ph.D. on January 23, 2021 in Night Sweats and Delusions of Grandeur

I never thought I'd have anything in common with Kanye West, until a severe manic episode turned me into a kind of dime-store Yeezus.

I never thought I'd have anything in common with Kanye West, until a severe manic episode turned me into a kind of dime-store Yeezus.

10 Tips for Turning Procrastination into Precrastination

By Jeffrey S. Nevid Ph.D., ABPP on January 23, 2021 in The Minute Therapist

Wouldn't you rather be a precrastinator than a procrastinator? How to get started with getting started.

Wouldn't you rather be a precrastinator than a procrastinator? How to get started with getting started.

Am I Enough for My Bisexual Partner?

By Kristen Mark, Ph.D. on January 22, 2021 in The Power of Pleasure

How can someone who is bisexual have successful and satisfying long-term relationships? The science clearly demonstrates several ways this is achieved.

How can someone who is bisexual have successful and satisfying long-term relationships? The science clearly demonstrates several ways this is achieved.

Why Some People Don’t Seek Mental Health Services

By Lawrence T. White Ph.D. on January 22, 2021 in Culture Conscious

A new study investigates why people living in some states are less likely to seek psychological help. It seems they want to maintain a certain kind of reputation.

A new study investigates why people living in some states are less likely to seek psychological help. It seems they want to maintain a certain kind of reputation.

Analysis Paralysis vs. Therapy on a Mission

By Blake Griffin Edwards LMFT on January 22, 2021 in Progress Notes

Why setting goals and measuring progress is the key to successful therapy.

Why setting goals and measuring progress is the key to successful therapy.

For QAnon Believers Facing Reality, What Happens Now?

By Joe Pierre M.D. on January 21, 2021 in Psych Unseen

Has the inauguration driven adherents' cognitive dissonance to a breaking point?

Has the inauguration driven adherents' cognitive dissonance to a breaking point?

Violations of Social Norms Stretch the Imagination

By Andrew Shtulman Ph.D. on January 21, 2021 in Inconceivable

Our sense of what could happen is constrained by our beliefs about what should happen.

Our sense of what could happen is constrained by our beliefs about what should happen.

Young Adults Remain at Serious Risk of Mental Health Crises

By Carolyn Reinach Wolf on January 21, 2021 in From the Desk of the Mental Health Lawyer

From the necessity of social distancing to the sharp reduction in job opportunities, those in their twenties have been hit hard by the pandemic at a highly fragile stage of life.

From the necessity of social distancing to the sharp reduction in job opportunities, those in their twenties have been hit hard by the pandemic at a highly fragile stage of life.

Schizophrenia or Schizotypal Personality?

By Anthony D. Smith LMHC on January 21, 2021 in Up and Running

Suspiciousness and magical thinking. Odd behaviors and speech patterns. Unusual affective expressions. Sounds a lot like Schizophrenia. Or does it?

Suspiciousness and magical thinking. Odd behaviors and speech patterns. Unusual affective expressions. Sounds a lot like Schizophrenia. Or does it?

Four Ways to Improve Your Time Management

By Scott Dust, Ph.D. on January 21, 2021 in What We Really Want in a Leader

No more time management hacks. Instead, implement these four best practices.

No more time management hacks. Instead, implement these four best practices.