Psychologists have found evidence that fans of apocalyptic movies - where global order is upturned - may be more resilient and better prepared to deal with the coronavirus pandemic than the rest of us.
Date Posted: July 6, 2020
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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It depends, says the research team from the University of Rochester. Such relationships require effective and trusted communication between all the individuals involved to be successful.
Oct 31
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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Eye gaze helps infants communicate. Through everyday interaction, eye gaze establishes a social connection between parent and child and is linked to early word learning.
Oct 30
Categories: Child Development
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Researchers invited parents, with their nine-month-olds into the lab to look a short picture stories with either expected or unexpected physical and social outcomes. From the perspectives of infants, observing new or unexpected events allowed ...
Oct 26
Categories: Child Development
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People often engage in what is called ‘yo-yo dieting’, which involves them overeating due to enjoyment, then attempt to rectify their food intake by reducing their food consumption. This results in a cycle of them going through periods of ...
Oct 25
Categories: Eating Disorders
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In romantic relationships, our psychological needs for belonging, security and personal growth are usually met by our significant other. However, when they are unable to fulfil these needs, we may turn to other aspects of life to satisfy them. While ...
Oct 24
Categories: Ending a relationship issues
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Neural circuit basis for motor learning tasks when myelination is impaired has been illuminated for the first time by an international collaboration of university research teams. They have succeeded in compensating for the impaired motor learning ...
Oct 23
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Researchers have found that students who take part in exercises like star jumps or running on the spot during school lessons do better in tests than peers who stick to sedentary learning.
Oct 19
Categories: Child Development
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A study has found that adopting a healthier diet can reduce depression symptoms in three weeks, and this effect lasts up to three months.
Oct 18
Categories: Depression
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Striving for better grades? Getting a good night’s sleep right before the big exam day is not enough – you’ll need several nights of good sleep.
Oct 17
Categories: Other
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Schools serving the less advantaged and minority children teach as much to their students as those serving more advantaged kids, according to a new nationwide study. Researchers found that looking at how much students learn during the school year, ...
Oct 12
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Mental illnesses like depression and suicide ideations are more likely to occur in young adults if they were bullied as a child.
Oct 11
Categories: Bullying, Suicide Prevention
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Compared to dining alone, eating with others causes us to eat more, whether we are doing so consciously or not. This can be explained by a social process known as social facilitation, which is governed by a mechanism which we have inherited from our ...
Oct 10
Categories: Other
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Dog ownership may be associated with longer life and better cardiovascular outcomes, especially for heart attack and stroke survivors who live alone.
Oct 9
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MIT professors have found a strong relationship between students' grades and how much sleep they are getting. What time students go to bed and the consistency of their sleep habits also make a big difference.
Oct 7
Categories: Child Development
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Positive relationships with parents will improve self-esteem of children, hence enabling them to build healthy relationships with their peers in the future, especially during adolescence.
Oct 4
Categories: Self-Esteem
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