Pocket Archive: Therapy, Psychology & Approaches

Looking for apps to track mood? Try these best mood tracker apps and see the relation between your activities and your mood.

71U031 is part 1 of Gregory Bateson's 1971 lecture on consciousness and psychopathology.

Flo - http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-neuropsychology-of-the-unconscious-integrating-brain-mind-in-psychotherapy/

The unexpected negative effect of positive thinking on mental health.

Learn how to answer the naysayers in your mind

Yesterday Elon Musk appeared in Dubai at the World Government Summit where he participated in a most revealing and far-reaching interview, far reaching even by the standards of the man whose mind expands to embrace the galaxy. If there was any doubt that Musk loves humanity it was dispelled yesterda

So you've made it through January, it's actually light outside when you leave for work, and your New Year's resolution to get a bit more sleep has actually sort of stuck — but you're still feeling sluggish, foggy-headed, and completely unable to…

It's no secret that reading is good for you. Just six minutes of reading is enough to reduce stress by 68%, and numerous studies have shown that reading keeps your brain functioning effectively as you age. One study even found that elderly…

Psychological phenomena have long been thought of as universal. But it turns out scientists may have been blinded by their own culture.

New studies have intensified the debate over psychology’s “reproducibility" problems.

Ten years ago, when I quit my job in the hospital, I had just been through a series of traumas and I was hurting so badly I didn’t know how to cope. That’s part of why I quit my job—because I was in and out of feeling suicidal and I just wanted to stop hurting. So many of the people I knew were obvi

One of the great myths of what often gets called “mental illness” is that people who have been diagnosed “lack insight”. The truth is that too many doctors lack the insight …

"The Secret" promotes the notion that positive thoughts lead to positive outcomes, a simplistic view that overlooks the complexities of reality. It misuses scientific principles and encourages magical thinking, potentially leading to victim blaming and unrealistic expectations.

How a collaborative effort led to a revolutionary tool to save lives

Active imagination technique is a way of using dreams and creative thinking to unlock the unconscious mind. It was developed by Carl Jung between 1913 and 1916

Conversational narcissism is more common than you think. In fact, almost every one of us can act in this manner from time to time.

The risk of developing bipolar disorder was increased in women with PCOS, possibly because of shared inflammatory pathways, a study has found; metformin may have a protective effect.

Every year, psychologists publish a staggering amount of research—it’s impossible to read it all. Still, I gave it a shot—and here are the six papers I found most fascinating. “Estimating the Reproducibility of Psychological Science,” from Science This paper isn’t really a study; it’s the outcome of an important movement in the field of psychology.

What do infants know about the world in which they live – and how do they grow and change with age? These are the kinds of questions answered by developmental scientists. This module describes different research techniques that are used to study psychological phenomena in infants and children, research designs that are used to examine age-related changes in development, and unique challenges and special issues associated with conducting research with infants and children. Child development is a fascinating field of study, and many interesting questions remain to be examined by future generations of developmental scientists – maybe you will be among them!

Think all psychotherapy is the same? Learn how interventions differ between methods.

How Complaining Rewires Your Brain for Negativity Originally published by Dr. Travis Bradberry on Talentsmart.com. Research shows that most people complain once a minute during a typical …