Psychology

Boosted by algorithms, many influencers are framing suffering as fitness, and failing young men in the process.

Disgust is a primal emotion – and it could be the key to eating less meat.

A global study seeks insights into what helps people feel happy, healthy and satisfied – and what holds them back.

When it comes to consciousness, theories are like toothbrushes. Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody else’s.

We love to believe we’re rational thinkers, but we’re often guided by invisible hands.

Habits are more like planting seeds than flipping switches. They take time, care and patience to grow.

An object’s color appears differently under different lighting and against different backgrounds − for different viewers. But that doesn’t mean colors are subjective.

The Let Them world is far removed from the interconnected reality of social life, writes Nick Haslam. But books such as this may be useful.

And why people form alliances even with people they know are untrustworthy.

Most of us are not consciously aware of the mental blueprints that can affect our mental health and perceptions of ourselves.

Use stories, rhymes and acronyms that catch your imagination.

Not too long ago, therapists created a wall between themselves and their patients. Have we gone too far in the other direction?

A psychologist explains how group identity, polarizing issues and social media are driving people apart – and suggests some remedies.

Ten comedians, one room, last comic to laugh wins. But what makes comedy – and not laughing – so funny?

Researchers probed what psychologists call the ‘paradox of effort’ to learn how different people value work they could do in the future or that they’ve already accomplished in the past.

Good resistance fighters aren’t scared to take risks.

Our research suggests that psychology plays a role in causing this common and extremely painful condition.

Young people are waiting more than three months for mental health care, and are struggling to cope while they wait.

The cap on Medicare subsidised psychology sessions rose to 20 during COVID. But there are better ways to achieve the program’s aims.

Author Margaret Hefferman argues that applying an artist’s mindset of curiosity and flexibility is essential to flourish in general.

It’s not just about having money problems − it’s how you feel about those problems that matters most for your mental health.

And a recent study found subtle but fascinating differences in the behaviour-emotion connection in humans and monkeys.

Rewriting the map can influence the public psyche in ways subtle and not so subtle.

Lewd customers, backstabbing co-workers and managers making unrealistic demands can take a toll.

Our brains find it easier to process a familiar accent, meaning irony often gets lost in interpretation.

Psychopaths seem to break a sweat without feeling the pain.

Sigmund Freud originally developed the idea of repression and actually revised his definition later in life.

From HIV treatments to school desegregation, research into topics now considered DEIA have benefited Americans throughout history.

Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the uniquely open-ended ways we invent new ideas and share and build on them.

Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.