The emotional injuries from trauma can be as disabling as the physical injuries. But in the US only a handful of trauma centers employ licensed psychologists to look after patients and and families.
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As social media slices and dices us into profile view rankings, numbers of likes and retweets, and follower engagement data, we constantly reflect on and recalibrate our digital selves.
What we see in online dating is not always what we get.
Research on distance runners reveals evidence of a large sex difference in competitiveness.
How an evolutionary psychologist sees our obsession with being thin.
How do those who watch low-brow television shows rationalize their behavior? We found out.
Not everyone has the same reaction to trauma, or recovers in the same way, or in a set time frame.
Why hasn’t the American Psychological Association prohibited members from participating in interrogations? And what are future psychologists learning about military medical ethics?
New research suggests that there is a link between the grudges we bear and our memories of the events in question
Biological and psychological factors are implicated in anorexia. If it was just about media, why are many more people obese?
Do you remember where you were when you heard about the 9/11 attacks? Or about the bombing at the Boston Marathon? Those are flashbulb memories – vivid, detailed and imperfect.
If you or someone you care about experience an emotional problem it won’t be long before you hear that cognitive behaviour therapy, or CBT, is probably the treatment of choice.
Public shaming has a long history and has now gone online through social media. But shame can also be a powerful force to encourage positive behavioural change.
When it comes to food, believing that you have no self-control can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
It turns out the only insider knowledge you’ll need is a copy of last year’s standings.
Uncertainty is an unavoidable part of life but for many people, it triggers harmful levels of stress. The good news is that there are a number of things you can do to handle uncertainty better.
Studies show that the more familiar we become with false information, the more likely we are to later remember it as fact.
The idea that we can achieve happiness by maximising pleasure and minimising pain is both intuitive and popular. The truth is, however, very different.
In William Shakespeare’s comedy Merchant of Venice, the play’s heroine Portia sings: Tell me where is fancy bred, Or in the heart or in the head. If you look at Valentine’s Day cards, it’s clear fancy…
“The worst call in Super Bowl history,” read a headline in my hometown Seattle Times after Seahawks’ head coach Pete Carroll seemingly threw the game away with his ill-fated decision to pass – rather than…
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