People receiving brief instruction in mindfulness exhibited more kindness to strangers who had been ostracized or socially excluded by their peers, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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"But that's not fair!" If you're a parent or a teacher, you've probably heard this countless times.
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Addiction is associated with social exclusion, loss of access to resources, and general disengagement from civic life. Now, a study recently published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors and led by David Eddie, ...
Apr 5, 2021
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New research has shown that ignoring someone you're with in a social setting to concentrate on your mobile phone - called 'phubbing' - can have a negative effect on relationships by threatening our basic human need to belong.
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It can be heartbreaking to feel like an outsider – particularly when you're a kid.
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In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a group of German investigators is reporting on the potential effects of a hormone in borderline personality disorder. Besides affective instability and identity diffusion, ...
Sep 4, 2014
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When you're feeling down, does your mood improve after posting selfies online?
Oct 21, 2019
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Many autistic people and ADHD-ers report using "masking" and "camouflaging" in their lives. This is where people conceal certain traits and replace them with neurotypical ones to avoid being recognized as neurominorities.
Jan 9, 2023
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The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world's 20 best-selling drugs, including the top two: cholesterol ...
Jul 25, 2011
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Social problems are key characteristics in psychiatric disorders and are insufficiently targeted by current treatment approaches. By applying brain imaging methods, researchers at the University of Zurich now show that a ...
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