Psychological defence mechanisms such as blaming parents can be more dangerous for mental health than a traumatic past experience itself.
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Whether booking in a colonoscopy or choosing where to buy coffee, your memory and ability to visualise future scenarios shape life’s most important decisions.
“To thine own self be true”, the saying goes. It is often taken as sage advice, a remnant scrap of Elizabethan life coaching, but Shakespeare may have meant it to be heard as a stale platitude. He puts…
Going through the experience of regret can have a positive outcome.
Effective organisations encourage self-control, good process, proper discussion and are more driven by growth mindsets than unrealistic performance metrics.
A review of the research suggests
that pressure to put on a happy face could make us more aggressive.
A high school science test, a Psych 101 course, long job applications: Sometimes it’s hard to be motivated to succeed. As it turns out, how you respond to difficulty and ease can make all the difference.
Understanding how your brain responds to food could be the key to losing weight
If you’re finding it difficult to go veggie, don’t worry. Here are some tricks to help you, informed by science.
Surfing can strengthen your ability to persevere.
Just ask Céline Dion – and countless others.
Having “been there”, we believe we know what it’s like to be our friends in trouble. But do we really?
People tend to hold inflated impressions of their own intelligence: most people think they are above average.
Tennis is as much a mental battle as a physical one.
Trolls tend to know the impact they’ll have, but don’t seem to care. So, how do we use our new findings to help stop this seemingly pointless, harmful behaviour?
Journalists face psychological trauma from producing news even when they are distant from the scene of violent incidents. What can news organizations do?
Behavioural economics is severely limited in its approach to inequality. Fortunately, other psychological approaches are better suited.
June was a banner month for bullying. Not surprisingly, Donald Trump was in the thick of it. His offensive tweets about MSNBC co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough are Exhibit A. Adrienne Watson…
Women experience negative effects from the objectification that’s common in our society. What happens if they try to seize the reins and elicit sexualized attention in their romantic relationships?
The old adage that ‘sex sells’ is past its sell-by date, as consumers now sport a more socially-conscious mindset.
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