Despite the popular perception, most psychopaths aren’t coldblooded or psychotic killers. Many live successfully among us, using their personality traits to get what they want.
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Evolutionary psychology explains how humans evolved to become gossips.
You’re at the park with the kids. Everyone’s having fun, and then a strange dog appears, baring its teeth. Your protective response is the evolutionary function of anger.
Seeing the Earth from space is likely to have a profound psychological impact on Tim Peake. But can psychologists harness this so called ‘overview effect’ here on terra firma using virtual reality?
Some clinical perfectionists avoid or procrastinate because they fear not being able to meet their desired standards.
Could a psychological approach alleviate the misery of the cold, dark wet winter?
A professor of behavioural addiction gives us his top tips for sticking to New Year’s resolutions
Recent psychological research highlights several reasons why New Year’s resolutions might actually work - as well as simple ways to set yourself up for success.
Is it really all Ho, Ho, Ho? Or could believing in Santa harm your child’s development?
There’s a lot of focus on the physical and financial woes of former athletes. But players must also grapple with losing a core part of their identity.
Social media can amplify the fear of missing out, or FoMO, but it can also be a platform for emotional support during the festive season.
Most of us would think that what’s good for one is good for the team, but is this really the case?
It’s a myth that hair and nails continue to grow after you die. What else have science discovered about death?
It is probably not a surprise that a terror attack can have a major impact on people’s mental health. But what sort of effects are common, and how long do they last?
First responders are hugely resilient – but here’s what to do when the memories become too much.
Public ‘restroom’ is a euphemism of the highest order. We don’t find it restful.
These innocuous-on-the-surface comments and actions take a psychological toll on marginalized groups. Here’s why they’re a part of campus debates on race.
The way we use social media looks suspiciously like a bubble, with overheated investment in likes, upvotes and retweets in things that have no value.
Composer Max Richter – with his epic, eight-hour-long piece Sleep – aims to be an auditory sandman.
Narcissism is the current favoured scapegoat for our interpersonal and social ills. But guess what? We are all infected – especially you!
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