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 by the age of 14. The findings, published in The...
View ArticlePositive 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 that is characterized by optimism, resilience, and a positive...
View ArticleFantasy-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 attribute defined by a high level of...
View ArticleBrainstorming – 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 in which a group of individuals interact to generate...
View ArticleSelf-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 self-administers treatment for physical...
View ArticleAcute 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 terrible, distressing, or shocking encounter. It...
View ArticleOccupational 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 strain that people may...
View ArticleArchaeologists 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 was discovered at the La Perle...
View ArticleUS 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 election year, but it is the result of new research...
View ArticleThe 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 peddling conspiracy theories. Friends and...
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