Applying to DClinPsy: How Identity Plays a Role
How do personal attributes and social identities impact the journey into clinical psychology? Barriers to Entry Based on Social Identity Entering the field of clinical … Read more
Adults with ADHD Describe Complex, Evolving Experiences Beyond Childhood Diagnosis
The review found that adults with ADHD often describe the disorder as deeply context-dependent. A symptom that feels unmanageable in one setting—like disorganization at a desk job—may be far less problematic in an active, fast-paced environment.
Why You Might Feel Regret After Going No Contact With Parents
If you regret going no contact with your parents, you’re far from alone. Many estranged adult children grapple with guilt, doubt, or sadness after ending a toxic parent relationship.
Choosing Not to Know May Undermine Altruism
The researchers found that people were significantly less likely to act generously when they could choose to avoid learning how their actions would impact others. Across experiments, nearly 40% of participants deliberately avoided relevant information, which led to a 15.6 percentage point drop in altruistic choices compared to when the consequences were clear.
Going No Contact With Parents: What It Means, Why People Do It, and How to Cope
Going “no contact” with a parent means deliberately cutting off all communication with them. It is an extreme boundary set for self-protection – not a spur-of-the-moment silent treatment or a scheme for revenge.
Feeling That Your Partner Has Mixed Feelings About You May Harm Your Well-Being
Across three studies involving over 1,100 individuals and couples in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, the researchers found that perceiving a partner’s ambivalence was consistently associated with lower relationship satisfaction, greater stress and anxiety, and increased thoughts about ending the relationship.
Japanese Autistic Adults Reveal Lifelong Struggles and a Deep Need for Acceptance
The study found that all participants felt different and misunderstood throughout their lives. Many experienced bullying during school years and struggled to adapt to the workplace.
Brief REBT Intervention Boosts Motivation and Exercise Readiness in Sedentary Adults
The researchers found that a five-week REBT intervention helped both participants reduce self-defeating beliefs and increase their internal motivation, readiness, and confidence to exercise.
What Are Irrational Thoughts & How Can I Manage Them?
In everyday terms, an irrational thought is one that distorts reality and is illogical, often leading us to overestimate threats or assume the worst without proof. Such thoughts might tell us something terrible is about to happen, even when there’s little or no evidence for it.
What Is The Role Of Adrenaline?
Adrenaline, also known as epinephrine, is a powerful chemical messenger that acts as both a neurotransmitter and a hormone. It belongs to the catecholamine family, alongside dopamine and noradrenaline.