Has the “age of psychopharmacology” shrunk society’s sense of responsibility for mental health?
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Deep secrets don’t explode. They do something worse, explains Michael Slepian.
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Musical preferences are correlated with personality traits — and these connections are largely consistent across cultures and continents.
Pick up the paintbrush and get to work.
Game theory is a unique combination of math and psychology. Its applications turn up everywhere, from nuclear war to Tinder to game shows.
Signals from the environment, such as those detected by your sense organs, have no inherent psychological meaning. Your brain creates the meaning.
If a person stands little chance of ever being wealthy, perhaps playing the lottery is a rational decision.
This scientist collected thousands of secrets. They all had 3 things in common.
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Medical psychologist Catherine Monk explains how prenatal mental care benefits both mothers and babies.
Is mindfulness really the panacea it’s touted to be, or are we glossing over some fundamental flaws?
A growing body of research shows that religious people seem to enjoy more psychological well-being compared to others.
Throughout history, hundreds — sometimes thousands — of people have been spontaneously compelled to dance until collapsing or dying from exhaustion. What explains this bizarre phenomenon?
Treating “oniomania” or compulsive buying disorder is about protecting your finances as well as your mental health.
Social media has made yelling past each other all the easier.
Or are cults the religions we find distasteful?
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Learn 8 science-backed tools from psychologist Dr. Ethan Kross on how to equip your workforce to overcome burnout.
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
Just don’t expect the apocalypse to look like it does in the movies.
Why studying happiness is good for your “psychological immune system,” explained by Harvard “happiness professor” Tal Ben-Sharar.
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The “money taboo” is not a single taboo, but rather an amalgamation of several smaller taboos tied to gender and socioeconomic class.
Anger and silence are the two worst reactions.
“Language is the most distinctively human talent.”
When it comes to spotting a lie, less is more.
The golden rule of self-compassion: Treat yourself with the same kindness you treat others.
Survey data suggests that our bodily perceptions of love extend far beyond the heart.
Stockholm Syndrome is the most famous of 10 psychological disorders named after world cities. Most relate to tourism or hostage-taking.
If the “self” is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.
From empowerment to intellectual humility, these executive leadership skills are invaluable to an organization.