Violence and trauma in childhood accelerate puberty
Childhood violence and trauma has a direct effect on a person’s mental and physical health as they grow, with certain kinds of trauma also affecting the pace of aging.
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Coronavirus shows how to get people to act on climate change – here’s the psychology
To fight climate change, we need to take people's cognitive biases into account.
July 29, 2020 • ~7 min
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Personality can predict who's a rule-follower and who flouts COVID-19 social distancing guidelines
Psychologists call these traits the 'Big Five': openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. A researcher suggests your profile implies your response to social distancing.
July 15, 2020 • ~9 min
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Your coping and resilience strategies might need to shift as the COVID-19 crisis continues
As the pandemic drags on, uncertainty and fears about health and safety mix with confusion and challenges tied to re-opening society. You need flexibility when picking your coping strategies.
July 13, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: mental-health covid-19 coronavirus psychology pandemic trauma resilience sars-cov-2 evidence-based problem-solving coping-strategies coping 911 post-911
3 takes on dealing with uncertainty
In these volatile times, three Harvard professors share insights from their fields on how to handle uncertainty.
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COVID-19 and telehealth may be changing how much you know about your therapist
With most therapy sessions now online, a psychologist explores whether more self-disclosure by therapists – sharing more about their own lives – might help their patients.
July 1, 2020 • ~9 min
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COVID-19 and teletherapy may be changing how much you know about your therapist
With most therapy sessions now online, a psychologist explores whether more self-disclosure by therapists – sharing more about their own lives – might help their patients.
July 1, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: health psychiatry covid-19 coronavirus psychology pandemic telehealth mental-illness therapy telemedicine covid-19-front-lines technology psychotherapy
Psych journals have a structural racism problem
From the 1970s to the 2010s, only 5% of publications highlighted race in the top-tier psychological journals researchers looked at for a new study.
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Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don't fit their worldview
Whether in situations relating to scientific consensus, economic history or current political events, denialism has its roots in what psychologists call 'motivated reasoning.'
June 25, 2020 • ~9 min
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Black Lives Matter: you may be a vocal supporter and still hold racist views
We need a revolution in behaviour, not just in rhetoric.
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