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Awareness Technology

Digital Phenotyping: How Technology Tracks Mental Health

According to the World Health Organisation, more than a billion people worldwide live with a mental health condition, roughly one in eight of us, yet most of the information that clinicians know about a person’s mood still comes from a

Relationship

Self-Distancing: The Psychology of Talking to Yourself in Third Person

Scientists’ research finds that when an individual experiences intense emotional reactions, talking to oneself aloud in the third person while pretending another person is present is a superior emotion regulation approach. A solution exists to reverse this situation: use third-person self-reference.

Education

Cultural Bias in Forensic Psychological Evaluations

Imagine the scenario of two individuals who both engaged in the same illegal activity. As a matter of fact, during the interviews, neither individual maintained eye contact, neither spoke before pausing briefly to consider their answers, and neither seemed to

Awareness Education

Most Controversial Debates in Modern Psychology 

As an example, consider two children born and raised in the same home environment. The children attend the same school, receive the same opportunities, and live with the same parents. Despite all of this, one develops anxiety, and another is immune to

Relationship

Body Image and Sexual Confidence: How Self-Perception Shapes Intimacy 

The concept of intimacy is not only about physical closeness but also about psychological comfort. The body image of a person is their perception of their physical appearance, which is subjective in nature and plays a very important role in

Relationship

Understanding Toxic Relationship Patterns in Men and Women

Imagine receiving a text from your partner, and instead of feeling excited, you are feeling anxious. You begin wondering whether they are upset, whether you said something wrong, or if there is any new argument incoming. What once felt comforting

Health Parenting

The Psychology of Early Intervention in Child Development

Children’s first five years of life are a unique period of development. This is a developmental period when the brain is growing faster than at any other time in life, with the formation of about one million new neural connections every

Awareness

Why Do Humans Fear Rejection? The Psychology of Belonging

The day before, an email arrived regarding a job interview. Upon seeing it, excitement set in, a prompt reply was sent, and an interview was successfully scheduled for the following week. On the day of the interview, waking up early,

Awareness

Why LGBTQ Individuals Face Higher Rates of Depression and Obesity

The increasing widespread psychological disparities within the LGBTQ community are concerning. Research has shown that LGBTQ+ individuals have approximately 6.8 to 7 times the prevalence of major depressive disorder compared with the general population (Wang et al., 2024). Particularly, lesbian,

Research

Procrastination Reconsidered: A Research-Based Classification of Nine Behavioural Types

Everybody procrastinates at some point or another; however, the current exploration demonstrates that procrastination has little to do with “laziness” or poor “time management.” The examination, founded on recent research by Dr Itamar Shatz of the University of Cambridge, clarifies