Healthy eating campaigns tend to put forward images of nutritious foods. But science shows there is a more effective and counterintuitive way of steering people away from junk food.
Despite the popular and intuitive notion that people find climate change psychologically distant, a new review of the evidence shows that’s not the case at all.
President Joe Biden visited a pub in Dundalk, Ireland.
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Be it violence, war or natural disasters, there is no shortage of trauma which to adapt. A psychologist takes us through our full arsenal of coping mechanisms.
Little decisions can feel stressful too
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Sometimes a choice over what to order at a restaurant or wear to work can feel as much an ordeal as major life decisions. Here’s what psychology research shows about why.
Some houseplants are better than others at lifting our spirits.
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People tend not to think that their own emotions could simply be wrong. But research shows that people excessively dislike others who disagree with them.
A climate protest in Ontario, Canada.
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Tips for coping with eco-anxiety, from a psychologist.
Psychologists can be found in the public system (for example, schools, hospitals, public health offices), but increasingly are choosing to work in private practice, fee-for-service, clinics.
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