Afar from Violence; Managing Stress in the West
I see children trembling, extracted from the rubble of crumbled households, covered in ashes and blood. The “Sensitive Content” warning;...
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- Nov 8
- 2 min
Intuitive Eating; Rejecting the Diet Mentality
Upon hearing the name, “intuitive eating,” it may sound like the next fad diet circling around your feed. However, intuitive eating is an...
- Jun 8
- 2 min
Brain Differences In People With Aspergers
Aspergers is a neurodevelopmental disorder on the autism spectrum characterized by deficits in social interactions with others, limited...
- Jun 8
- 4 min
ADHD and Executive Dysfunction
Despite being common, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is misrepresented as a focus disorder. While problems with...
- Jun 8
- 5 min
Pawsitive Effects: How Pets Improve Mental Health and Well-being
Throughout history, animals have provided humans with comfort and companionship. Domestication, the process of taming an animal and...
- Jun 8
- 4 min
Trauma: How does it impact the Individual?
Have you ever wondered why a psychologist always looks to a person's past to evaluate their present? In most cases, it is because that...
- Jun 8
- 4 min
How Does Parkinson Disease Affect Minorities
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder where the brain decreases in the amount of neurons that produce dopamine – a type of...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
The Mind’s Eye
Picture a red apple in your mind. What do you see? Can you visualize it in 3D right down to its last detail and let it rotate in your...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Toddler’s Emotions Vary by Context
Parents react to their toddlers' emotional displays with either supportive or unsupportive strategies. There is great importance in...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
The Role of Emotions in Kindergartens' Academic Performance
Graziano et al. (2007) found that a student's relationship with their teacher is essential to their academic success. This finding could...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
The Intergenerational Transmission of Emotional Socialization
Researchers Leerkes et al. (2020) examined how new mothers' memories of their mothers' emotional socialization practices from their...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
The Importance of Entitativity in The Workplace
Entitativity is a person's assessment of group unity. This is important in the workplace because high-quality interaction with other...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Sleep Dynamics And Brain Maturation in Infants 12 to 30 Months of Age
Each night we go through four stages of sleep. The type of sleep can be helpful to think of in two categories: rapid eye movement(REM)...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Preadolescence and Early Emotion Socialization
Emotional socialization is when caregivers mediate contextually-appropriate ways of helping a child manage their feelings. When infants...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Gender and Humor in Workplace Meetings
One key characteristic of workers in any workplace is gender. Gender stereotypes, in combination with gender norms, impact many workplace...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Family dynamics And Positive Emotions in Children
Family members socialize children to regulate their emotions by demonstrating through their responses how to respond to circumstances...
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Babies Just Want to Have Fun
In cultures around the world, dance is a common activity. To some groups, it can be a sacred act. For others, it brings communities...
- Jan 28
- 5 min
My Journey with Depression
It definitely didn’t come without warning. There were signs sure: lack of motivation and appetite, a general disinterest in life, loss of...
- Jan 28
- 7 min
My Journey Through the Anorexic Continuum
Almost Anorexic is a term coined by Dr. Jennifer J Thomas to define the gray area that exists within the continuum of anorexia between a...
- Jan 28
- 4 min
The Escalation of Passive Suicidal Ideation
When the familiar three honks of Charlie’s car shook them out of their daze, they tossed it with such force that it slid, spun, and hit a...
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