Ever wondered why kissing feels better than holding hands? The tongue is a pretty incredible piece of kit, though notoriously difficult to study, due to its position inside the mouth. Obviously, it gives us access to the ...
Aug 2, 2022
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For over a century, psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers focused people's attention on the past. And so when Mary struggles to maintain romantic relationships, she blames her past boyfriends for it. When Chris ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Health and mortality in the U.S. continue to rank poorly compared to peer nations, and a new supplemental issue to The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences titled "Why Does Health ...
May 31, 2022
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Long before COVID-19 made the public aware of the importance of good air ventilation, designers have been concerned with how physical environments affect people's well-being and mental health.
May 20, 2022
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The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child—hitting them with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance—is still highly controversial. In England, this controversy was recently ...
May 18, 2022
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Ethical guidelines for the collection of patient reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical research have the potential to reduce risk and burden for participants, increase participation in research, and protect the welfare of ...
May 17, 2022
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The silent treatment is a refusal to verbally communicate with another person. —People who use the silent treatment may have trouble communicating pain. —When the silent treatment becomes a pattern, it can be abusive.
Apr 7, 2022
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Many people feel guilty when watching horrific things happen to others on the news. It can also hit when we think about a time we broke someone's heart, snapped at a child or deeply hurt a friend's feelings. In fact, most ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Midway through a recent lecture about my psychology research, a bright graduate student voiced a familiar question.
Feb 23, 2022
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Reports of symptoms such as tinnitus and hearing loss during the coronavirus pandemic could in part have a psychosocial origin rather than being directly linked to COVID-19 or the SARS-CoV2 virus.
Feb 22, 2022
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