The Brains of Conspiracy Theorists Are Different: Here’s How
From the traditional Flat Earth movement to QAnon “truthers” and anti-vaccine zealots, you don’t have to travel far in our interconnected world to find someone…
Psychology
US Citizens are Strikingly Bad at Sorting Facts And Opinions
Citizens in the United States struggle to distinguish between facts and political opinions. This may not be the news you wanted to hear during an…
Archaeologists Discovered the Oldest Known Bead in the Americas
University of Wyoming Archaeology Professor Todd Surovell and his team of partners discovered a tube-shaped bone bead that is approximately 12,940 years old. The bead…
Occupational Stress
Occupational stress is defined as psychological stress caused by one’s employment. Occupational stress is a long-term condition. It refers to the physical, emotional, and mental…
Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)
Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is a psychological illness that can develop in some people following a traumatic event. It is a psychological response to a…
Self-medication – a Human Behavior
Self-medication is the practice of treating one’s own health ailments or symptoms without seeking medical advice. It is a human activity in which an individual…
Brainstorming – a creativity technique
Brainstorming is a common approach for generating a big number of ideas in a short period of time. It is a technique for stimulating creativity…
Fantasy-prone Personality (FPP)
The idea of fantasy-prone personality (FPP) was developed in the late 1970s by psychologists Sheryl C. Wilson and Theodore X. Barber. It is a personality…
Positive Mental Attitude (PMA)
Napoleon Hill first established the concept of positive mental attitude (PMA) in his 1937 book Think and Grow Rich. It is a way of thinking…
Body Dissatisfaction and Children’s Risk of Depression
A new longitudinal study led by UCL researchers finds that body dissatisfaction at the age of 11 is associated with an increased risk of depression…
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