Downward Spiral: Ruminating on Our Ruminations Causes More Depression
Depressive symptoms are something many young people have. Ruminative thinking, and even thinking about how much you ruminate, reinforces the symptoms. But there is hope….
Depressive symptoms are something many young people have. Ruminative thinking, and even thinking about how much you ruminate, reinforces the symptoms. But there is hope….
Evaluating a new method of therapy for autistic individuals The use of Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder was evaluated in…
Good Bacteria To Tackle Depression Gut microbiome plays an important role in health – including mental health. Researchers from the University of Basel and the…
The business case for diversity can undermine belonging for potential employees from underrepresented groups, research finds. Many companies have efforts to increase their diversity and…
Every retailer is interested in increasing their turnover or maximizing the sales of a particular product at some point or other, and one way of…
A new study has shown that psychopathic people have a bigger striatum area in their brain Neuroscientists using MRI scans discovered that psychopathic people have…
The Zeigarnik effect describes the way unfinished tasks remain active in our mind, intruding into our thoughts and our sleep until they are dealt with,…
How the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown influenced our creativity Covid-19 caught us off guard, and the unusual circumstances of the initial lockdown demanded extraordinary adaptability,…
Picture this: you’re going to the office and you stop at your regular coffee shop on the way. You pick up your usual large mocha…
The end of the month is here again and, with it, the credit card bill. It’s higher than you thought it would be, and you…
According to an experiment, investigators who asked a suspect to carry out an additional, secondary, task while being questioned were more likely to expose liars….
What is it? The endowment effect describes our tendency to overvalue the goods in our endowment — our possessions — just because they are ours….
Imagine that you’re driving down the freeway to work. You’re late, and you’re worried that your boss will be angry. The solution? Drive faster. Right?…
Women who embraced their romantic partner subsequently had lower stress-induced cortisol response. But partner embrace did not buffer the response to stress for men. Women…
Results of a study that asked participants to take a week-long break from social media find positive effects for wellbeing, depression and anxiety. According to…
A study of the propaganda that flooded Donbas for years reveals a failure to build pro-Russian “in-group” identities in the region, despite Vladimir Putin’s claims…
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have advocated for mitigation strategies like masking and vaccination to help reduce the spread of the virus. According to a…
Some people succeed at flirting more often than others. Plenty of people are obviously more attractive than the rest of us, but it also seems…