The Psychological Impacts of Political Ads

Political advertisements are crafted to capture and retain the audience’s attention as quickly as possible. The most common and possibly, effective, way to accomplish this is by appealing to voters’ emotions.

Sep 8

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Suicide Amongst Those Without a Mental Health Diagnosis

A recent finding suggests that more than 33% of U.S. Army soldiers do not have a history of mental illness.

Sep 8

Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...

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Ways to improve Self-Esteem

There are days when we feel so good as though nothing can bring us down, but there are also days when we feel like a failure and everything is falling apart. It is normal for everyone to experience fluctuations in our self-esteem. The following are ...

Sep 7

Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...

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You are in control of your emotions

It starts with believing that you are in control of your emotions to alleviate any emotional distress present. When people experience a negative emotion, they either give in and let themselves be negatively affected by them, or they would try to ...

Sep 7

Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...

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Ambivalence during childhood

Ambivalence can affect a teen’s state of mind during growth process. Ambivalence is having a mixed feeling and being inconsistent in behavior and decisions, it can cause conflict and confusion in the mind. This article explains how Ambivalence can ...

Sep 6

Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Child and/or Adolescent ...

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Genetic factors and Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism may be more than just a diet choice, as recent studies would suggest. A chemical called 6-7i-propylthiouricil, abbreviated as PROP, has been linked to an individual’s tendency to reject vegetables.

Sep 5

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Examining Conformity

One of the most famous psychological study in the field is the Solomon-Asch study which examined the extent to which individuals conform to the group’s standard. The study was the first of its kind because it showed that individuals could be ...

Sep 5

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Modern treatment for Anxiety and Fear

Technology advancement is one of the greatest gifts in our society today. A modern form of treatment called the Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy (VRGET), was invented and deemed as an effective way to treat certain phobias, anxiety, panic ...

Sep 4

Categories: Adult psychological development, Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Cognitive ...

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Imposter Syndrome

This article talks about a psychological condition called Imposter Syndrome, when people cannot recognize their achievements.

Sep 4

Categories: Adult psychological development, Health Psychology, Self-Confidence, ...

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Character traits linking to Anxiety

This article talks about how Neuroticism and Introversion can react with each other to cause anxiety problems.

Sep 4

Categories: Antisocial personality, Anxiety, Health Psychology, Personality ...

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The Brain and Resilience

This article explores the new associations found between the brain, individual resilience and anxiety.

Sep 3

Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...

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The Power of Silence in Conversation

This article highlights key findings that show that simply allowing more time and space in conversations would actually go a long way in fueling more conversation.

Sep 3

Categories: Other, Self-Confidence

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Parents’ health conditions are related to ADHD in children

Parents who smoke and diagnosed with depression are linked to the probability of their child having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Aug 31

Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...

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Managing emotional distress

This article talks about how certain brain activity and character traits can fend off anxiety and depression. An example would be how resilience curbs emotional distress.

Aug 31

Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Health Psychology

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Stop unhealthy comparison

This article talks about how parents can help their children or even themselves eliminate the toxic feeling of needing to compare themselves to others.

Aug 30

Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Child and/or Adolescent ...

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