Receiving praise and recognition in the workplace motivates us for simple tasks but not for more complex projects, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Greenwich academic.
Date Posted: October 23, 2015
Categories: Workplace Issues
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Being better at reading facial emotions is just one of the benefits of being prone to guilt.
Oct 23
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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Talk therapy coupled with early intervention and low doses of anti-psychotic medication can be more effective for people with schizophrenia than routine treatment, a major US study said Tuesday.
Oct 22
Categories: Schizophrenia
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Scientists are discovering something very peculiar about aging: How we feel about getting old matters. A lot.
Oct 22
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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It's often assumed that economic gains will lead to a corresponding boost in happiness, but science suggests that the relationship between economics and happiness is actually much more complicated. Research has shown that getting promotion or a ...
Oct 21
Categories: Happiness
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As a college student, I spent a lot of time thinking about what my work life would be like. I watched the adults in my life and saw that not everyone loved the work they did. Many of them were glad that they could provide for their families, but ...
Oct 21
Categories: Happiness, Workplace Issues
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Teenagers who engage with social media during the night could be damaging their sleep and increasing their risk of depression and anxiety, research shows.
Oct 20
Categories: Sleep Disorders, Teenage Issues
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Mental health patients in moderate condition now need to spend less time waiting to see a visiting public psychiatrist, the Hospital Authority says.
The Common Mental Health Clinic pilot scheme launched in July is making progress and waiting time ...
Oct 20
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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It's a nice metaphor: our body is like a boat, our conscious and subconscious minds are analogous to the ship's captain and crew respectively, and the ocean is life. In which case, when the weather's good, and the captain and crew are communicating ...
Oct 20
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Dementia
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My life didn't change that day. It didn't happen like it does in the movies, where time slows down, voices fade to nothing and everything falls silent as what you're being told slowly sinks in. As a matter of fact, it kind of went in the opposite ...
Oct 19
Categories: Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
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A new study suggests that receiving rewards as you learn can help cement new facts and skills in your memory, particularly when combined with a daytime nap.
The findings from the University of Geneva, to be published in the journal eLife, reveal ...
Oct 19
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Not everyone feels Facebook is an upbeat and pleasing social past time. Though Facebook can elicit warm feelings of nostalgia and connectedness, it can also spur jealousy and feelings of inadequacy too.
Oct 16
Categories: Depression
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Over the past several years, more evidence suggests that there is a strong emotional component to ADHD. Here are some tips to help you find ways to express the anger and resolve the problems that trigger it.
Oct 16
Categories: Adult ADHD
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It’s a word that’s stealthily driving your friends away, and it’s time to eliminate it from your social vocabulary.
Oct 15
Categories: Friendships
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One way to look at this is that stressful conditions don’t lessen you so much as condition you.
Oct 15
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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This sentiment that passion and enthusiasm for work is important has become embedded in our culture. But, how do we find work that is meaningful?
Oct 14
Categories: Happiness, Workplace Issues
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