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At what point do our normal emotions — such as happiness, sadness, anger, or grief — become inappropriate, too intense, or last too long? In a special section of the SAGE journal Emotion Review , leading researchers argue that physicians need to take a different approach to diagnosis. They say that clinicians should have a better understanding of the different mechanisms underlying emotions as well as the factors that might lead to their potential malfunctioning. “Over the millennia scientists from many different disciplines have struggled with…
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If psychologists could define love, they’d be far ahead of every poet, playwright, and songwriter who’s ever tried to put this elusive feeling into words. Love mostly provides pleasure, but as many of us know, that pleasure can come with a heavy price. It may be more correct to view love not as an emotion, but a state or situation that can produce emotions both positive and negative. Still, that begs the question—what is the nature of this state, and why is it so important to our sense of well-being to have those pleasurable feelings? Unlike the…
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Another year has passed and with it, we’ve all grown a little older. And perhaps a little wiser as well. But we’ve also experienced deep loss this year as well, with the tragic suicide of Robin Williams — just one of the estimated 800, people who take their own lives each year. A marker of just how much further we have to go. Here at Psych Central we try every day to reach more people with our message of hope — we now serve more than 7 million people from around the world each month. They come here not only to learn about a mental health concern…
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Technology is one reason why employees may not detach from work. Source: Unsplash/Creative Commons Zero (CC0) License So it seems that there are some real pressures on many of us not to detach from work, especially if we want to get ahead in our careers. Consider, though, the cost of not detaching. Research has shown that when people do not regularly detach from work, there is a very real cost in terms of the depletion of mental and physical energy (Ten Brummelhuis & Bakker, 2012). There is also a more subtle, and perhaps in the long run…
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Source: Susan Sparks The first morning out on the dock was spectacular. The sun was just coming up, mist was rising off the lake, and in this pristine setting … I pulled out my iPhone. Because of course the best way to connect with God is to find a good God app. Within seconds, I was in the dungeon of the app store, completely sucked into its gravity, oblivious to anything around me. As I perused the religious wallpaper, games and virtual meditation sites, I suddenly stopped, having the distinct feeling that someone or something was watching me…
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A healthier approach when you don t see eye to eye in a relationship you want to keep: Look inward to fix the problem rather than trying to change the other person,says Northwestern University psychologist Eli Finkel—even if that just means practicing acceptance. If you know your partner hates large gatherings, consider attending the next party solo so he doesn t have to make forced conversation and you don t have to leave early (and annoyed). Or if your son says he wants to forgo college for now, try to express enthusiasm for his budding career…
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Sponsored Links Although people might be inclined to think of nutritionists or dietitians, obesity is one of the big common public health issues that falls right in the heart of psychology,says psychologist Paul Rozin of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Among a host of questions aimed directly at the psychology of eating are why Americans are eating more than they used to; whether some foods can really be addictive; and whether more people than in the past are genetically predisposed to pack on pounds
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