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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

Awareness Education

Neuroinflammation and Its Effects on Mental Health

A swollen ankle, a red wound, or a fever is easily detected as an inflammatory response because they are visible or readily experienced. But what happens if there is inflammation inside the brain? Could this affect how one feels, thinks,

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

Awareness

Why Intentions Fail to Become Actions: Understanding the Intention-Behavior Gap

Have you ever told yourself, “I’ll start tomorrow,” only to find yourself saying the same thing a week later? Perhaps you planned to begin an assignment early, exercise regularly, or study for an exam in advance, yet somehow the deadline

Awareness

Nudge Theory in Everyday Life: How Small Changes Shape Big Decisions

People often love to imagine themselves making rational, well-considered decisions about things based on weighing up all the pros and cons. But research into what’s called behavioural economics suggests otherwise: that actually lots of the time it’s more a matter

Industrial

The DISC Test: A Simple Guide to the Four Personality Types 

Personality is at the heart of understanding human behaviour, serving as a primary focus in psychological study for centuries. Personality refers to the unique combination of characteristics that defines an individual. It differs from person to person, yet they might

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How to Tell if Someone You’re Dating Really Likes You

You get home after a good date and replay the whole thing anyway. The conversation moved easily, they laughed, they said they had fun. And still you cannot tell if any of it was real or simply good manners. That

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