Research showing yoga can help depression in the long as well as short term, evidence that we can create fake news in our heads, a study looking at depression in the final year of life, what helps with impostor syndrome, and an exploration of what love does to the mind and body.
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Research Roundup 11
This new study! That new study! We feel we’re getting closer to understanding human nature. But the wider context of what it means to be human can be missed unless we can be discerning and start to see more broadly.
Research Roundup 10: Psychiatric Diagnosis Discredited, Universal ‘Oneness’, Relationship Types and More
We are bombarded by new psychological facts every day, but we need to fit them together into a bigger pattern of what it means to be human if we are to gain any real wisdom from this information.
Research Roundup 9: Forgiveness, Depression Genes, Nature and Stress, Hypnosis and Dementia, and Pre-Op Hypnosis
The latest instalment of recent psychology research looks at why we’re prone to forgive other people, research that seems to debunk the old ‘depression genes’ theory, exactly how often we need to feel connected to nature to lower stress, and how hypnosis can help alleviate symptoms of dementia and calm pre-op patients more than pills.
Research Roundup 8: Teen Stress, Cultural Engagement for Depression, Humour in Marriage, Mindfulness for Anxiety, and Restorative Hypnosis
A look at recent research that explores the many ways humans can feel better.
Research Roundup 7: Evening Stress, Lack of Sleep and Anger, Social Media and Body Image, the Antidepressant Effects of Skype, and Children’s Imaginary Worlds
We are a culture that likes to dissect minutely but doesn’t always get a sense of the grand totality of what we study. Research Roundup presents findings of recent research in context to help us all gain perspective.
Research Roundup 6: Redefining Problems, the Benefits of Rising Early, and Why Social Bonding Can Lead to Violence
The sixth instalment in this occasional series continues to navigate the boundless ocean of psychological research.
Research Roundup 5: Depressed Language, 5-Year Olds’ Reputations and Do You Phub People?
An exploration of some recent findings from the world of psychology research.
Research Roundup 4: Cancer and PTSD, Relationship Insecurity, and More
A cancer diagnosis can cause PTSD, and poor social skills can be physically harmful. These issues and more are explored in this look at recent research.
Research Roundup 3: Writing Away Worries, Sleep Deprivation for Depression, and More
Did you know your brain registers familiar faces, even if you don’t? A peek at five psychological studies and their relationships to everyday life.
