Hanukkah, Tragedy, and Realizing We Have Enough
Hanukkah is usually framed as a story about light. But there is a quieter lesson: We are sustained through life and tragedy by discovering we have always had enough all along.
Psychology Today > NewsHow to Tell the Difference Between a Rule and a Boundary
Why erroneously framing rules as boundaries can damage your relationship.
Psychology Today > NewsWhere Violence Actually Begins
Violence rarely begins with the act we see. This story reveals how silence, loss, and survival can shape harm long before crime appears.
Psychology Today > NewsHow to Help a Student's Commitment to Learn
In an effort to teach self-management to students identified as impulsive, Meichenbaum found that he could help students control and manage their impulsive behaviors.
Psychology Today > NewsMental Health Matters, People with Mental Illness Matter Too
Personal Perspective: Amid the mental health positive catchphrases, deep-rooted prejudice still exists toward people living with serious mental health conditions.
Psychology Today > NewsGunmen in Australia Kill at Least 11 in Attack at Hanukkah Celebration
Source: CBS News - World NewsAt least eleven people were killed Sunday when gunmen targeted Jewish attendees of a Hanukkah holiday celebration that drew more than 1,000 people on Australia's popular Bondi Beach. Another 29 people were hospitalized with injuries, including a child and two officers, according to police, who are calling the tragedy an antisemitic terrorist attack. One suspected gunman was also killed—Naveed Akram, 24, a Pakistani national based in Sydney.
Social Psychology Network > Psychology HeadlinesEven Moderate Drinking Carries a Bigger Cancer Risk Than You Think
Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers found that both how often and how much someone drinks significantly shape their cancer risk, even at moderate levels. Vulnerability varies across groups, with genetics, socioeconomic status, obesity, and lifestyle behaviors amplifying harm. The review, base on 62 studies, also uncovered gender differences, beverage-specific risks, and biological pathways that intensify cancer development. The findings appear in the journal Cancer...
Social Psychology Network > Psychology HeadlinesTrump Signs Executive Order Limiting States' Ability to Regulate AI
Source: United Press International - Health NewsPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that limits states' ability to regulate artificial intelligence companies. The order is designed to "enhance the United States' global AI dominance through a minimally burdensome national policy framework," according to a release by the White House. The order marks a victory for tech companies like Google and OpenAI, which have as much as $100 million to spend on next year's midterm...
Social Psychology Network > Psychology HeadlinesReview Challenges Idea That Highly Intelligent People Are Hyper-Empathic
Source: PsyPostA new review challenges the assumption that highly intelligent people possess a heightened capacity for feeling the emotions of others. The analysis suggests that individuals high in intelligence often use a type of empathy that relies heavily on cognitive processing rather than emotional reactions. Published in the journal Intelligence, the paper proposes that these individuals may intellectualize feelings to maintain composure in difficult...
Social Psychology Network > Psychology HeadlinesAI May Help Amputees Connect With Their Bionic Hands
Source: NPR Researchers have built a prosthetic hand that, with the help of artificial intelligence, can act more like a natural one. The key is to have the hand recognize when the user wants to do something, and then share control of the motions needed to complete the task. The approach, which combines AI with special sensors, helped people missing a hand simulate drinking from a cup, says the lead author of the study, published in the journal Nature...
Social Psychology Network > Psychology HeadlinesKids' Anxiety and Depression Dropped Fast After COVID School Reopenings
Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyResearchers discovered that children who went back to school during COVID experienced far fewer mental health diagnoses than those who stayed remote. The study found that anxiety, depression, and ADHD all declined as in-person learning resumed, and that girls showed the largest improvements. Healthcare spending tied to these conditions also dropped. The report was published on December 8, 2025, in the journal Epidemiology.
Social Psychology Network > Psychology HeadlinesNavigating the Perilous Journey of Adolescence
Caught in the rough waters of adolescence? Glean insights from Lee Mars, an early member of the rock band Nine Inch Nails, whose love of music steered him to a fulfilling career.
Psychology Today > NewsInstead of Waiting for Godot, Some Wait for Perfection
The drifters in Waiting for Godot believe meaning will someday be provided to them in the way a perfectionist believes some undefined achievement will someday prove their worth.
Psychology Today > NewsWhy Kids Find Cognitive Offloading Irresistible
Today's students upload content to an AI and present its analysis as their own thinking. Research reveals why this cognitive offloading is irresistible and how to counter it.
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