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Parenting Relationship

The Emotional Effects of Growing Up With Strict Parents

Here is a scene you might remember. You are eleven years old. You hear the front door open. Your stomach feels sick. Not because you have done anything bad, but because you haven’t done enough. Your parent only has one

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The Importance of Memory in AI Companionship

Memory helps people feel understood. This can happen when a friend inquires about something you mentioned in the past. It can happen when a therapist recognizes a repeating pattern, or when someone recalls what makes you feel better after a

Awareness

When the Mind Relives the Past: Understanding Cognitive Flashbacks and Trauma Memories

When unwanted ideas, feelings, and trauma-related concepts bring memories into the present, studies say they are related to why such things occur and their effects.  People usually think of flashbacks as anything serious, a bright, cinematic-like rewind to the scene

Research

Serotonin, Belief Updating, and OCD: What New Research Reveals

This research is about serotonin, a brain chemical affecting mood. At times when things around people change, this chemical is actively involved in changing their beliefs accordingly. This is important because it helps to understand OCD better. OCD makes people

Awareness

Eco-Anxiety and the Brain: What happens to the Amygdala during Eco-Anxiety?

One would think that the very idea of waking up every morning feeling the tension would not be so severe, except it isn’t from a personal crisis: it could be wildfires burning on another continent, warnings of flooding in a city

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Understanding Gender Dysphoria in Adolescence: Identity, Distress, and Mental Health Outcomes

How can one imagine how it will feel to be called by names or pronouns that do not suit the person in question every time they are referred to? Many adolescents go through such  situations that lead to them feeling nervous

Health

Beyond Recovery: Understanding Mental Health After Cancer

Once treatment stops, most assume life snaps back into place. Loved ones clap, hug, and cry, relieved that chemo, operations, or beams are finally behind them. But for plenty who made it through, relief rarely brings simplicity, just new ground to

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The Construction of Emotion: Are Feelings Born or Made?

Imagine you’re about to step onto a stage for your presentation and suddenly your heart is pounding, your palms are sweating, and you’re breathing rapidly. Is it fear? Or is it also excitement?  Most of us seem to believe that

Health

The Cognitive Reserve: The Exact Psychological Habits That Shield the Brain From Dementia 

Have you ever seen an elderly individual in your area solving puzzles, playing Sudoku, or remembering every birthdate? Whereas some just struggle to even remember minor details or have gradually started forgetting things they used to remember. Although ageing affects

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Digital Insomnia: Why the Brain Refuses to Shut Down at Night

In 2019, researchers discovered that 72% of individuals use their cellphones in their rooms. Furthermore, 56% of those surveyed admitted to checking their phones within half an hour of their intended sleep time (American Psychological Association, 2020). The consequence is