Psychology

Former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson is among the latest celebrities to be accused of "blackfishing." But what does the term mean?

Can't get your cat to stop jumping on all the counters in the house? Here are some simple ways to help kick your cat's counter habit.

Dogs are entirely capable of reading human emotion but can our perceptive furry friends also experience sadness, depression and even Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Introducing dogs and cats can cause challenges. Here's what not to do when bringing together the household pets to ensure a peaceful, and hopefully friendly, co-existence.

We need to stop treating psychedelics as illicit recreational drugs and go back to looking at them in the same way we did before the war on drugs started.

Noomer Shivani was able to improve her unhealthy mindset and relationship with food thanks to her personal journey with Noom.

Toxic positivity emerged as a mental health topic during the COVID-19 pandemic, and can have a harmful effect on our psyche.

The article's author, Dr. Donald Moss, said whiteness establishes "entitled dominion" that enables the "host" to have "power without limit, force without restriction, violence without mercy," and increases one's drive to "terrorize."

Dr. Julie Smith "freaked out" her audience with a trick that had them seeing color in a black and white video.

Professor Gad Saad's escape from Lebanon as an 11-year-old set the stage for a life that would eventually combine psychology, politics and scathing Twitter takedowns of his critics.

To some, living life like it's a movie is empowering, but for others, it's a troubling attempt to escape reality.

Scientists have explained why people perceive time as feeling particularly fast or slow during the COVID lockdown.

"There have been a lot of physical explanations that have been proposed. Those that we have been able to study, the data seem to disprove them entirely," Dr. Bruce Greyson said.

When you partner with a financial advisor, you are investing in financial education, emotional intelligence coaching, and a financial safety net that extends over to your family.

"We're all victims," Donald Trump said at a recent rally. "Everybody here. All these thousands of people here tonight. They're all victims. Every one of you."

Some might say hope is not realistic in times like these. But as a trauma psychologist, I know it's entirely possible—and absolutely essential.

The survey found that just 36 percent of U.S. voters would feel positively about a Donald Trump win.

The study involved over 100,000 people across dozens of countries.

The scientist is most well-known for his studies into schizophrenia and gay conversion therapy.

"The harsh and remote environment of mountainous frontier regions historically attracted non-conformist settlers strongly motivated by a sense of freedom," said researcher Friedrich Götz.

"Exploration seems to be a major driving force during early childhood."

New research suggests that narcissists may be unable to improve poor decision making because they already believe themselves to be perfect decision makers.

Two new studies find links between Dark Triad personality traits and noncompliance with coronavirus restrictions, although the correlations are minor compared to factors other than personality.

Psychologists at Queen's University in Canada say they have developed a new way to detect when one thought ends and another begins.

As a psychologist, I see the reverberations of another emotion, one that isn't widely discussed. And that's why the movement has ascended to a new level.

Our research shows people perceive human-drawn borders as physical protection against peril. As states consider reopening, this false sense of security is particularly dangerous.

"Any threat to the health and well-being of children... has a significant psychological impact on adults and can trigger fear, anxiety, helplessness, and anger," one expert told Newsweek.

To help children understand the current situation, AACAP recommends the following steps.

Sleep inertia is the reduction in alertness and cognition that people experience up to four hours after waking.

"DMT has remarkable effects in human consciousness," Christopher Timmermann, from the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, told Newsweek.