“What You Do Matters” Source: Aton Vierietin/Shutterstock In a world hooked on measurable success and tangible outcomes, our culture shapes us to value results over the process, rendering persistence or trying insignificant-... Read more »
The next time you feel the urge to scroll, click, or even glance at your phone, tamp down the urge even just to stave off boredom. Instead of keeping boredom at bay,... Read more »
Women with ADHD are often diagnosed later than men due to lack of awareness of female presentations, masking of symptoms by coping strategies and comorbidities, and need for self-advocacy to obtain assessment.... Read more »
Orphan (1895) by Albert Gebhard (1869-1937) Source: Finnish National Gallery / Public Domain Once upon a time, when I was a child in bed at night, I would fantasize that the grownups... Read more »
Bullying—going against our innate nature—may use kindness to manipulate. Kindness is called “nature’s medicine” by researchers because it produces the hormone oxytocin which is now recognized to have significant healing and health... Read more »
International students face unique challenges adjusting to new environments, which can lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation. These experiences are associated with mental health problems and poor academic outcomes. Interventions tailored... Read more »
Source: Pete Linforth/Pixabay There is a longstanding debate as to whether people have free will, defined as the capacity to make decisions independent of the external world. The existential philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre... Read more »
Pozzulo, J. D., Dempsey, J., Bruer, K., & Sheahan, C. (2012). The culprit in target-absent lineups: Understanding young children’s false positive responding. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 27(1), 55-62. Study Summary Sheet Original... Read more »
Source: Yuris Alhumaydy / Unsplash A “dispositional explanation” attributes your depressed moods and maladaptive behaviors to internal factors, like personality traits or personal characteristics. A “situational explanation” attributes those dark moods and... Read more »
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is often recommended for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) due to its proven efficacy in reducing worry, physical symptoms, and avoidance behaviors. CBT helps individuals identify and challenge anxiety-provoking thoughts,... Read more »