Whether it's saying no to a lover, job candidate, spouse, friend or business proposal, here are some basic principles for doing it compassionately.
Date Posted: December 15, 2015
Categories: Adoption / Reunion Issues, Self-Esteem
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Insomniacs take heart: Humans get by on significantly less sleep than our closest animal relatives. The secret, according to a new study, is that our sleep is more efficient.
Dec 15
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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The greater proportion of women than men on college campuses may contribute to a hook-up culture where women are more willing to engage in casual sex, according to new research.
Dec 14
Categories: Fertility Issues, Relationships & Marriage
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Why is prison drug treatment such a failure? A counselor, an expert and two former inmates weigh in.
Dec 14
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction
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Money can make youngsters as little as three years old work harder, but there’s evidence it can also make them less charitable.
Dec 12
Categories: Child Development
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Researchers are finally beginning to understand what it takes to improve the effectiveness of psychotherapy. Shifting away from the failed, decades-long focus on methods and diagnosis, attention has now turned to the individual practitioner.
Dec 12
Categories: Mental Health Professions
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An increasing proportion of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are undergoing recommended evaluation in preschool years, but population rates of ASD remain higher in eight than four year-olds, a new study reports.
Dec 12
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child Development
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Despite the large number of posts on visual social media platforms that suggest - and fuel - depressing or suicidal thoughts, there aren't many for users to read and share that would help them cope with their mental state more proactively.
Dec 11
Categories: Depression
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When you take a look back at the year just gone, do you see any times of real change? A turning point, perhaps – or maybe a transition? Although many of us use them interchangeably, these two kinds of important life events are distinct; as new ...
Dec 11
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
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A new Tel Aviv University study has identified the neurological mechanism responsible for disturbed emotion regulation and increased anxiety due to only one night's lack of sleep. The research reveals the changes sleep deprivation can impose on our ...
Dec 10
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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A drug destined for the scrap heap has been rescued by Oxford scientists, who may have found it a new role in treating bipolar disorder.
Dec 9
Categories: Bipolar, Mood Swings / Bipolar
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If you don't want to send the wrong message, watch how you punctuate your texts.
Dec 9
Categories: Adult psychological development, Relationships & Marriage
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The average person might be fooled by a fake Monet made of acrylic paint and mixed with K-Y Jelly, but wouldn't an art aficionado know better? How do some of the best art dealers, curators, and collectors get fleeced by con artists?
Dec 8
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Many psychologists believe that laughter and amusement evolved to signal that a surprise is not a threat. When words defy our expectations, it makes sense that we respond with laughter.
Dec 8
Categories: Positive Psychology
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The science behind social media nostalgia.
Dec 8
Categories: Empathy, Happiness
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Daydreaming, wool-gathering, zoning-out, everybody does it. It’s a guilty pleasure, universally considered to be a waste of time, the realm of the slacker, an enemy of productivity. Recent research, however may change our perspectives.
Dec 7
Categories: Mindfulness
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New evidence shows the calming power of reminiscing about happy times
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