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The psychology of compliments isn't just about how people receive praise; it also explains why many people hesitate to give it. Research by Zhao and Epley found that people often hold back because ...
They're multiple choice, and how you answer is designed to test any narcissitic tendencies ...
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Given the wildly popular new movie version of The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan—there were several previous versions of which I am aware, the original from…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Legislative proposals from anti-vaccine campaigners (whom the World Health Organization has euphemistically dubbed the “vaccine hesitant”) have swamped the agendas of 34…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley An auditory hallucination (AH) is the subjective experience of hearing sounds, commonly voices, that are not actually occurring in the environment. While often…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Motivational speakers love butterflies. So do gurus and pastors and coaches. Butterflies offer a stirring metaphor for the potential of human transformation. You…
Could the way you are sitting be shaping your mood? This simple experiment suggests it might.
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Kathy sat in her car for almost 20 minutes before going inside. Her partner had screamed at her that morning. He had called her names, told her she was impossible to…
In Part 2 of this series, I explored the ways women tend to respond to their partner’s defensiveness and anger. Specifically, I addressed the self-protective but also self-abandoning mechanisms we revert to when we get…
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley I once ran into a student at a gas station, buying a lottery ticket. When I asked why, he offered a perfectly constructed explanation: He had an exam the next morning…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Precocious children, with the help of their parents, relatives, teachers, and tutors, have to learn how to deal with the intellectual, emotional, and social challenges…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley A reporter cornered Marie Curie in 1904 and asked whether radium might cure disease. She refused to guess. Nothing had been demonstrated, she said, and she would not…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Every week or two, a new patient complains that their partner rarely initiates sex. The new patient expects me to figure out why—and more importantly, how to get their…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, blogger Perez Hilton live-streamed a brutal episode of self-mutilation for approximately 15 minutes on TikTok Live. The stream may have…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Romantic love draws upon some of our finest qualities: kindness, friendship, patience, generosity, openness, wisdom, sexual desire, and a willingness to sacrifice for…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Between a quarter and a fifth of young people in the UK now suffer a mental disorder by psychiatrists’ criteria, and over a half of young people say they have or have in…
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Elephants are sentient beings well-known for their incredible memory, intelligence, and rich emotional lives. In modern times, they come into conflict with neighboring…
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Back in 1973, Pink Floyd built an entire song around the strange hold that money has over us. He sang about how it can dominate a person's thinking, even when no one's…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan We all have that one thing that we love to do. Some people like baking, others like collecting records or dressing up like superheroes. For others, like Ed, it’s throwing…
Psychology says people who try to save every penny they can aren't always making financial decisions based only on budgeting. Their behavior can be linked to anxiety, fear of uncertainty, past ...
Psychology says people who keep changing lanes while driving aren't always trying to reach their destination faster. The behaviour can be linked to impulsivity, stress, frustration, competitiveness ...
Psychology indicates that consuming dal chawal in solitude can highlight stress levels. When under prolonged stress, our brain interferes with signals of hunger and fullness, amplifying cravings for ...
Background The relation between impulsivity and antisocial behavior are central themes in sport-related research with potential theoretical links, yet surprisingly there has been no longitudinal work on this topic. This…
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into education holds significant potential, yet understanding studentsâ behavioral intentions toward AI, particularly in relation to individual differences, remains…
Despite a clear need for mental health services in Bangladesh, there is limited access and provision, especially in areas vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Community health workers (CHWs) are commonplace…
Aim of this research was to develop and validate a time-efficient, ecologically valid self-report questionnaire measuring executive functions in healthy adults, grounded in the unity/diversity framework of Miyake (i.e…
Most digital mental health interventions still deliver uniform content, without accounting for how a userâs fluctuating psychological state interacts with their stable individual characteristics. We propose a two-stage…
Uncertainty is a potential driver of poor mental health outcomes, and uncertainty is mounting across domains of daily life. It remains unclear how symptoms of anxiety and depression emerge in response to uncertainty in…
Psychological flexibility is a central construct in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and an important protective factor for mental health, particularly among individuals expected to function effectively under high…
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) requires sustained self-management, yet adherence remains suboptimal. This study aimed to identify heterogeneous self-management behavior profiles in T2DM patients and explore…
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