It is hardly surprising knowledge to learn that some people manage negative emotions by binge-eating, usually of the junk food variety. Some of them may even be close friends and family members around us, and it appears to be increasingly common. What is interesting, however, are the reasons that ...
Date Posted: November 24, 2018
Categories: Adult psychological development, Eating Disorders
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A recent published experimental study investigated the effects of multi-tasking on productivity, with the results suggesting that perceived multi-tasking alone may well lead to increases in productivity. This is contradictory to previous findings ...
Nov 17
Categories: Other
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This article talks about how showing forgiveness is the best route to emotional healing and freedom.
Nov 16
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...
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Narcissism has a negative connotation and is often seen as an undesirable trait to have. However, recent findings show that there are positive effects to narcissism, such as mental toughness and openness to experience.
Nov 16
Categories: Child Development, Health Psychology, Self-Confidence
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There are often certain misconceptions and misunderstandings about the definition of Emotional Abuse and the effects that come with it. This article extensively explains the negative impacts that come with emotional abuse, how it makes the party on ...
Nov 15
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...
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Neuroscientists from MIT have found the underlying mechanisms for the steering of attention away from trivial tasks towards potential threats, and they believe that dopamine is central to this process. Danger signals are received and interpreted in ...
Nov 14
Categories: Executive Functions, Other, Paranoia / Suspiciousness
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This article talks about how the influence of technology can affect parents’ attitude towards their children and the quality of parent-children interactions.
Nov 13
Categories: Child Development, Parenting, Social Isolation
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It is often easy to put the blame on others when we do something wrong or realize a flaw within us, however it might not be the best way to resolve our emotional conflicts.
Nov 13
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...
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The fight-or-flight response has been widely studied and the findings have been replicated across species. Recently, researchers looked at fear responses in parents when threats occur in the presence of their young and found that a new threat ...
Nov 12
Categories: Fear, Parenting
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Attachment theory has been increasingly linked to a myriad of disruptions to personal and interpersonal functioning, as well as mental health diagnoses. It was founded by psychiatrist John Bowlby in the 60s and continue to be a very relevant piece ...
Nov 10
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...
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A new meta-analysis from Oxford University have found evidence that suggest group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be the best form of psychotherapy for individuals diagnosed with anxiety disorders.
Nov 7
Categories: Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Social Anxiety / ...
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Schadenfreude is an emotion that has fascinated both professionals and lay people for quite a while, precisely because it is an emotion that has been associated with psychopathy.
Nov 3
Categories: Antisocial personality, Other
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A lot of political headlines have been dominating the news of late, and it has divided people into camps based on their opinions about the issues at hand. While political news are nothing new, what is particularly interesting about the recent spate ...
Oct 27
Categories: Anger Management, Empathy
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This article explores the different reasons family estrangement can occur and how a child copes with their decision to distant themselves from their family.
Oct 26
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Child and/or Adolescent ...
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This article talks about how games make use of certain psychological aspects that keep children addicted to their phones.
Oct 25
Categories: Addictions, Child Development
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This article talks about how we can turn anxiety into something useful and beneficial. Anxiety is inevitable, it is part of life. Therefore, we should learn to manage it and use it to our advantage.
Oct 25
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anxiety, Health Psychology, ...
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