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Air Pollution may affect our Morality

February 20, 2018 By Donna Caesar Leave a Comment

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Exposure to air pollution, even imagining exposure to air pollution, may lead to unethical behavior, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. A combination of archival and experimental studies indicates that Read more »

Filed Under: Highlights, Science & Nature Tagged With: healthy living, pollution, psychology, science

Flow, the secret to happiness

March 8, 2017 By Christine Langmayr Leave a Comment

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by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow." Transcript. 0:11 I grew up Read more »

Filed Under: Education, Highlights Tagged With: creativity, flow, Happiness, psychology

How Sugar Affects Our Brain

January 29, 2017 By Donna Caesar Leave a Comment

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When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process addictive substances such as alcohol or nicotine -- an overload of sugar spikes dopamine levels and leaves Read more »

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Video Tagged With: addiction, brain science, cause of addiction, psychology, sugar

The Forms of Patriarchy Pass Through the Mother

January 25, 2017 By Christine Langmayr Leave a Comment

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Patriarchy is the social organization of a culture in which men hold more power than women. There is a common misconception that men are the only problem of patriarchy. Many continue to believe that only men perpetuate patriarchal thinking. However, women also perpetuate Read more »

Filed Under: Highlights Tagged With: Healing, Love, mother/daughter bond, patriarchal beliefs, psychology

Personality Traits Most Predictive of Well-Being

January 22, 2017 By Christine Langmayr Leave a Comment

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We all want more well-being in our lives. But which traits are most likely to be associated with well-being? This is an important question because it can help inform our decision to cultivate some aspects of our being over others, and can even inform culture-wide interventions to Read more »

Filed Under: Highlights Tagged With: creativity, Happiness, healthy living, Love, psychology, well-being

Why Self-Compassion Works Better Than Self-Esteem

January 13, 2017 By Christine Langmayr Leave a Comment

"The self-worth that comes from being kind to yourself is much more stable than that which comes from judging yourself positively." I recently interviewed Neff, a psychology professor at the University of Texas, about how self-esteem fails us and how we can boost our Read more »

Filed Under: Highlights Tagged With: Happiness, healthy living, Love, psychology, self-compassion

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

January 11, 2017 By Christine Langmayr Leave a Comment

Maslow's (1943, 1954) hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. Maslow wanted to understand what motivates people. He believed that people possess a set of Read more »

Filed Under: Highlights, Science & Nature Tagged With: Emotional Health, Happiness, health, psychology, science

Motive Attribution Asymmetry – How to Resolve Conflicts

December 1, 2016 By Donna Caesar Leave a Comment

Whether it's politics in the United States or violent conflict in the Mideast, the roots of the vitriol and intractability begin to grow not from a hatred of the other side, but from a misunderstanding of what's motivating the other side. According to a new study co-authored by a Read more »

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