Results for Psychiatry & Psychology

How much of what you think about your brain is actually wrong? In this whistlestop tour of dis-proved science, Ben Ambridge walks through 10 popular ideas about psychology that have been proven wrong — and uncovers a few surprising truths about how our brains really work.

There isn't a set recipe for raising successful kids, but psychology research points to a handful of factors that could help.

Learning the secrets of the mind will make you a better professional.

New research suggests there are three distinct types of action that bring palm to face

Financial and lending institutions—particularly those working to increase financial inclusion—are investigating how using psychology can boost saving.

In the first in Mind Games, our new series on classic psychology experiments, we show you how to conduct the Stroop test, which looks at how language is processed

Color has a very strong effect on moods and worker productivity. Here are a few examples of how you can utilize color psychology in the workplace.

Where we feel happiness in the body, how it affects our genetic code, why it changes with age, unexpected pleasures and much more...
Here are 10 of my favourite recent psychology studies about happiness.

We've all heard about the benefits of mindfulness. But what are the psychological and cognitive mechanisms that lead to well-being? #mindfulnessresearch #psychology #wellbeing

Calling psychiatric patients "consumers" and "clients" is misguided.

Educational psychology expert Dr. Michele Borba shares her list of 42 easy ways parents can raise kids to embody empathy throughout their lives.

Two surprisingly simple yet effective techniques for ameliorating anxiety.

The authoritative statement of scientific method derives from a surprising place — early 20th-century child psychology

Research in the fields of psychology, education and neuroscience shows teaching meditation in schools is having positive effects on students' well-being, social skills and academic skills.

“What is the mind?” This is a fundamental question that all practitioners of energy psychology need to answer. For that matter, anyone engaged in the business of helping people with emotiona…

Despite all those Polish jokes, Poland has its share of good scientists and critical thinkers. A superb new book illustrates that fact in spades
, by Tomasz Witkowski and Maciej Zatonski, Witkowski is a psychologist, science writer, and founder of the Polish Skeptics Club; Zatonski is a surgeon and researcher known for debunking unscientific therapies and claims in clinical medicine. Together, they turn a spotlight on…

A new paper says it's better to focus on concrete manifestations of climate change in our lives today — and what can be gained by making changes now — says psychologist Tania Lombrozo.