Psychology

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Why I Love Self-Help Books (Even Though They Don't Work)

Christina Patterson | Posted 08.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Health, Fiction, Healing, Psychology, Beauty, Poetry, Relaxation, Self-Help, Jerry Springer, Living News

Don't you just love those exclamation marks? Well, maybe you don't, but I do. I love the perkiness. I love the confidence. I love the lack of ambiguity.

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Finding The Language Of Art

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Art, Feminism, Truth, Living News

I am beginning a new voyage into unknown territory - the worldly dimension of Art. I feel as though I was handed a flashlight in a dark room and beckoned to begin to explore.

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A Mindful Take on Screening for Postpartum Depression

Cassandra Vieten | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, Pregnancy, Psychology, Parenting, Postpartum Depression, Mindfulness, Living News

There is a heck of a lot of unaddressed psychological distress during pregnancy and postpartum.

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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince's Happiness Lessons

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Friendship, The Balanced Life, Novelty, Psychology, Harry Potter, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Home News

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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Have We Learned Anything? The Effect of the Recession on the Future American Psyche

Stephen Josephson | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: The Future, 2008 Recession, Psychology, Indulgences, Mental Health, Consumer Spending, US Recession, Living News

It seems as if a subset of people are actually achieving a fundamental shift from acquiring stuff to focusing on family, friends and keeping it simple.

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Is the World Ready for a Positive Psychology?

Amy Tardio | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Positive Outlook, Positive Thinking, Positive Psychology, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Living News

Positive Psychology has the potential to impact our heath, energy levels, passion, enjoyment, ability to focus, connect, be resilient, hopeful and loved; otherwise known as our ability to thrive.

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The Rape of Taraneh: Prison Abuse of Iran's Protesters

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

The strategies and ultimate goals are the same for any kind of torture: to humiliate, disembody, extract confessions and permanently terrorize the victims to prevent further 'disturbances'.

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In the Shadows of "Our" Torture

Carol Smaldino | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

Read More: Shadow, Carol Smaldino, Holocaust, Carol-Smaldino, Genocide, Psychologists, CIA Torture, Psychology, Human Rights Abuses, Carl Jung, Psychoanalysis, Carl-Jung, Torture, Abu Ghraib, World News

With a kind of paranoia, we deny and project parts of ourselves: in the meantime over the course of history we have felt justified in blaming, hating, fearing, conquering and even torturing.

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Making the Best of the Worst

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Psychology, Healing, Emotion, Resilience Psychology, Stories, Resilience, Living News

Some people I know are exquisitely sensitive. Every hurt, harm, or horror imprints their impressionable soul(s). Meanwhile others laugh it off, tough it out, shut down, deny, or resolutely move on.

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The Secret To Happiness: Don't Care!

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Comparison, Psychology, Happiness Tips, Pursuit of Happiness, Happiness, Living News

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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Why New York City is Good for the Brain

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Psychology, Brain Fitness, Brain, New York City, New York News

New York City, in this way is like a huge brain that is constantly combining and recombining itself, paring down old, unused parts and building up others, making new connections at every turn. This is how our brain operates, too.

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Self-Care = Earth Care

Avital Binshtock | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Depression, Green, Fat, Earth, Psychology, Obesity, Diet, Medications, Planet, Overeating, Organic, Wellness, Self-Care, Organic Food, Health, Environment, Plastic, Food, Bisphenol A, Therapy, Pollution, Antidepressants, Green News

What's good for our bodies is good for the planet -- and what's bad for the earth is bad for our health.

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9 Tips For Giving Memorable Praise--And Why To Bother

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Relationships, Gratitude, Praise, Happiness, The Balanced Life, Living News

I just finished a very engaging book, Richard Stengel's You're Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery. I wish I'd had this book as a resource when I wa...

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Why Driving Makes Us Angry, Bitter and Fearful

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Environment, Traffic, Cars, Psychology, Sociology, Global Warming, Behavioral Economics, Living News

The constant danger of accidents heightens our emotional responses to other drivers, and directs our anger and bitterness towards individuals around us instead of towards a traffic-based society.

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Tears Demystified: Why Humans Cry

DivineCaroline | Allison Ford | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Men's Health, Psychology, Mental Health, Why Do We Cry, Emotional Health, Well-Being, Tears, Crying, Endocrine System, Living News

Crying is an emotional reaction that's completely unique to humans. Our capacity for complex thoughts and feelings means that we can cry whether we're...

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Five Ways to Use Imagination to Boost Your Self-Esteem

Psychology Today | Jane Bolton | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Energy, Mental Health, Relationships, Women's Health, Men's Health, Zest, Psychology Today, Psychology, Self-Esteem, Positive Psychology, Imagination, Happiness, Living News

Our ability to use our imagination for our benefit plays a major part in our experience of power, self esteem and joy. One definition of the word "emp...

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Courage Contagion: Social Influence in Protests

Jamil Zaki | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Fear, Neuroscience, Courage, Iran Election, Protest, Social Movements, Iran, Psychology, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Neda, Social Psychology, World News

The last few weeks in Iran have reminded us of many things we'd rather not remember about governments, and of at least one thing that we should remember about people: they can stand up for their beliefs even when doing so poses great risk.

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Men In Love With B*****s Ain't Men 'tall!!

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Sexuality, Cheating Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Interpersonal Relationships, Women, Relationships, Bitch, Interpersonal-Communication, Men, Relationship Advice, Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Sexuality, Living News

The idea that men love mean girls has led to a generation of divorce-fated, confused people who actually buy the bunk that stipulates we should treat each other poorly to get what we want from a relationship.

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Eight Strategies To Boost Your Happiness

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Your Happiness Project, Psychology, Happiness Tips, Daily Life, Resolutions, Happiness, Toolbox, Balance, The Balanced Life, Living News

This is an exciting week for me! First, my book became available for pre-order. For the first time, the book feels real. Second, and even more thrill...

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Star Trek: J.J. Abrams Is a Neuroscientist

Charles Warner | Posted 07.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: J. J. Abrams, Star Trek, Psychology, Entertainment News

The risk-taking, emotional, intuitive Kirk and the logical, rational, conservative Spock need each other. They are two integral parts of a complex, effective decision-making system.

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Torture, Psychology, and Daniel Inouye: The True Story Behind Psychology's Role in Torture

Bryant Welch | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bryant Welch, American Psychological Association, Psychology, Torture, Enhanced Interrogations, State of Confusion, Guantanamo, Politics News

The transformation of the APA in the past decade from a historically liberal organization to an authoritarian one that actively assists in torture has been an astonishing process.

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Sci-Fi Morality: Could Aliens Save Us from Prejudice?

Jamil Zaki | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Rwanda, Emotions, Neuroscience, Implicit Bias, Independence Day, Altruism, Science, Hurricane Katrina, Morality, Psychology, Watchmen, Israel, Prejudice, Science Fiction, World News

Mountains of evidence suggest that being part of a group changes our perceptions of members of other groups at startlingly basic levels.

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Practice A Non-Random Act of Kindness

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 07.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Relationships, Happiness Project, Happiness, Kindness, Friends, Family, Living News

A while back, I posted about Happiness Myth #7: Doing "random acts of kindness" brings happiness. I wasn't arguing that acts of kindness wouldn't make...

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Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Have I Become My Worst Parent After All?

Amy Spies | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Midlife Crisis, Psychology, Parenting, Children, Growing Older, Parents, Raising Children, Parenting Advice, Living News

They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I say the 'stuck in childhood' brands of apples fall closest to the sour apple parent.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Taking Pleasure In The Little Things -- A Pep Talk

Lesley Stern | Posted 07.06.2009 | Comedy

My mind raced darkly as I approached the car. I thought to myself, 'Dear God, if I just got a $40 parking ticket in order to get free samples of Fiber One cereal, shoot me now. I'm going to be so poor, I'll have to eat the Fiber One. Why me? Life is so freaking unfair I don't think I can bear another minute. I hate Fiber One.'

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