World of Psychology
- 3 Practices to Calm An Anxious Mind
Anxiety affects all of us in varying degrees. You don’t have to be diagnosed with a clinical disorder to feel its insidious or intrusive effects. Fortunately, there are many ways to ease anxiety healt …
- Gimme My Damn Psychological Data
One of the hats I wear is as a founding board member and treasurer of the Society for Participatory Medicine, a nonprofit organization devoted to forwarding the agenda and rights of e-patients. E-pati …
- Having Trouble Getting Yourself To Write?
The most challenging aspect of being a writer? Writing. When I find myself struggling to be productive or creative, I remind myself of these nine tips. 1. Write every day. Staying inside a project kee …
- On Gratitude: The Virtual Gratitude Visit
Gratitude is an important part of increasing your well-being and happiness in your life. Psychological research has demonstrated — time and time again — the positive mood effects increasin …
- Best of Our Blogs: February 21, 2012
It’s not always apparent why we do the things we do. Sometimes our decisions are out of habit, out of fear or pure comfort. We take the same road home after work, for example, or eat at the same …
- My Psychotherapy Journey: From Duty to Timidity to Progress
I started psychotherapy for the wrong reasons. A few people had suggested throughout the past couple years that I do it, and I thought I’d go to one session to say I’d done it and be done with it. Wel …
- ‘I Walked Away Really Confused,’ Says CBS’s Lesley Stahl on Antidepressants, Placebos
Are placebos — sugar pills — just as effective as antidepressant medications in the treatment of mild and moderate depression? That’s what a 60 Minutes piece last night tried to find …
- The Power Of Intentions: Thriving Through Divorce
This guest article from YourTango was written by Melanie Gorman and Donna Karlin. In all the years that we have been saying to clients, “Intentions equal results,” the beginning of this ye …
- 5 Ways to Build Momentum to Accomplish Your Goals
In The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success, entrepreneur and publisher of SUCCESS magazine Darren Hardy discusses everything from achieving your goals to breaking bad habit …
- Label Me, Please
For a long while I was afraid to write things such as “I am mentally ill” or “I am bipolar.” I was afraid of labels. By calling myself a manic-depressive would I trap my psyche …
- Psych Central Week in Review Video #4
It’s not easy to lie — when you’re trying to lie to someone in person, you risk slipping in a smirk or a telling glance that indicates something’s up. But what about lying on t …
- What Influences Our Food Likes and Dislikes? Part 2
In a recent post on the topic of food likes and dislikes, we explored the way food preferences can be affected by the proximity of something else that is liked or disliked. This phenomenon is called …
- History of Psychology Roundup: From Maslow’s Bio to James’s Letters
Every month I feature some of the most interesting pieces I’ve come across about the history of psychology. (For instance, check out this post and this post.) This month there’s everything from a thor …
- Problem With Procrastination? Try Doing Nothing
Just about anyone who has ever put off a troublesome task is familiar with one of my Secrets of Adulthood: Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination. When there’s some chore you ju …
- Requiem for PowerPoint: Prezi Zooms In
Last October I saw a Prezi presentation by a colleague of mine. The material in the presentation was stellar, but it nearly took a back seat to the dazzling, engaging and, yes, spellbinding mechanics …
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