Dissociative identity disorder - previously known as multiple personality disorder - occurs when a child’s development is disrupted by trauma, preventing them forming a strong sense of self.
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Hans Eysenck’s denial that he was Jewish throws light on the psychological problems faced by refugees who belong to persecuted ethnic groups.
Puerto Rico’s Cayo Santiago Research Station has been a world-famous site for primate studies since 1938. Now scientists are working to save its staff and rhesus monkey colony after Hurricane Maria.
One person with a given diagnosis can be entirely different, symptomatically speaking, from another with the same diagnosis.
Once, only the elite were allowed to be stressed. Now, the term has been democratised. But to whose benefit?
A new study analysing the outcomes of couple’s therapy shows computers are getting ever closer to determining what we are really think and feel.
Introverts might think they will not make good leaders but with some encouragement research shows they make capable leaders.
Persistence and self-control are valuable traits that can help kids succeed in school and beyond. A new study suggests infants can learn stick-to-itiveness by watching adults persist in a difficult task.
Our behaviour is far more selfish than we might like to believe.
Final year is stressful enough – without having to run 26 miles.
New research gives weight to Noam Chomsky’s idea of a universal language ability.
There are several problems with the recently released guidelines for diagnosing autism. But the fundamental issue is that we’re striving for diagnosis first, and help later.
It is possible to turn a fear of death into a motivational tool.
Modern life has removed real fear as an experience for most of us. But this basic animal emotion is crucial to the human experience
People’s minds can be fooled into experiencing both pain and pain relief.
Having a newborn can be rough, whether you’re a mom or a dad. New research ties men’s testosterone to their postpartum depression – with some surprising upsides for their partners.
The symptoms of ‘schizophrenia’ are very real, but experts are looking for a better way to define them.
One First Nations community stands out in northern Ontario, for its low rates of suicide and other mental health challenges. The residents say it’s all about their connection to the land.
It can be a painful experience to be rejected by your heritage culture.
As we struggle to avoid temptations throughout the day, we often rely on willpower and self-control to back impulses. New research suggests a different way to think about this internal battle.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Professor of the Psychology of Time, Liverpool John Moores University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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