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Beatriz Flamini may have set a new record for longest voluntary isolation.
Since 2019, charities have accrued more than €50 million through donations at checkout.
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Excessive donation requests can end up triggering donor fatigue or inspiring accusations of ‘social washing’.
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Our motives for classifying animals may be more about guilt than curiosity.
Vampire Survivors won Best Game at the 2023 awards.
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Vampire Survivors distils the essence of compelling ‘just-one-more-go’ design to create an extremely satisfying game.
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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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Houseplants can lift our spirits – but not all plants have the same effect.
Parents being over-protective can deny children the experiences they need to learn and grow.
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Some psychologists suggest a cultural emphasis on safety is contributing to rising anxiety and depression among teens.
The experience of feeling a presence can be unnerving.
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It is deeply connected to sleep paralysis but that can’t explain everything.
Misunderstanding can play a role in people’s dislike of others who have different beliefs.
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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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Rural Canadians face challenges accessing mental health services, and an exodus of psychologists from the public system may make matters worse.
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Resistance, like Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy, uses its main character – a therapist, Nina – as a vehicle for others’ stories.
Defensive, uncertain, confident, confrontational: can your body language reveal what you’re thinking?
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Why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover: the limitations of reading body language.
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But there are other techniques professional investigators use to test the plausibility of people’s stories.
People with faceblindness may even struggle to recognise photos of themselves.
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Research shows most people who can’t even recognise their family and friends won’t get the diagnosis needed to help them.
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Older adults find it hard to get help for eating disorders.
Before the boxes are packed, you should square your expectations.
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Discussing some key topics before – or even after – they move in together can help couples successfully navigate this step.
Heat pump sales in the UK are lagging behind the rest of Europe.
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The UK is next to last in Europe for heat pump sales – psychologists explain why take up is so low.
A diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression can lead to a sense of hopelessness and despair in some patients.
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An overreliance on medication as the first-line treatment for depression can lead some people to be labeled with treatment-resistant depression when there are other viable alternatives for relief.