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Dueling Diagnoses
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is so widely used and fundamental to psychiatry and clinical psychology that it is commonly called the “bible” of the mental health...
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Leveraging the Strengths of Psychologists With Lived Experience of PsychopathologySarah E. Victor et al. Recent research has suggested that a significant proportion of clinical, counseling, and school...
View ArticleHappiness Study Reveals a Critical Difference Between Two Types of People
HUMANS HAVE A complicated relationship with happiness. Consider this study on the subject: Scientists found that valuing happiness can lead to less happiness when you feel happy. It’s an emotional...
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Traits tied to success • Entrepreneurial hotspots • Entrepreneurial training • Future directions Bryan Stacy felt devastated by the 2019 failure of his first business venture—a virtual sexual health...
View ArticleTeaching: How Psychological Scientists Understand the Origin of...
Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science offers advice and how-to guidance about teaching a particular area of...
View ArticlePersonality Can Change From One Hour to the Next
Psychologists use personality traits such as extroversion, neuroticism or anxiety as a means of characterizing typical patterns of thought, emotion and behavior that differ from one person to the...
View ArticleWhat Your Favorite Personality Test Says About You
In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates is said to have theorized that the ratio of four bodily fluids—blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm—dictated a person’s distinct temperament. The...
View ArticleErectile Dysfunction Isn’t Just a Blood Flow Issue. Here’s What to Know About...
Blood flow is often blamed when it comes to erectile dysfunction, but a new medical review suggests that treatment plans shouldn’t ignore what’s also happening psychologically. According to a recent...
View ArticleTo Lead a Meaningful Life, Become Your Own Hero
What do Beowulf, Batman and Barbie all have in common? Ancient legends, comic book sagas and blockbuster movies alike share a storytelling blueprint called “the hero’s journey.” This timeless...
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Driving Simulation and AI Deepen Insights into Impulsivity
Psychological research often relies on participants to report or reflect on their own behavior, but these perceptions don’t always align with how they act in the real world or even during experiments...
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