psychology
Prolonged Grief Is Now Labelled a Disorder. Not All Psychiatrists Agree.
At a time when many are facing extreme loss and pain, the “psychiatry bible” just included a new diagnosis: prolonged grief disorder. Some experts aren't happy about this.
How to Not Be Boring, According to a Psychologist Who Researches Boredom
He’s also come up with a list of jobs considered the most boring by people. Is yours on it?
What It’s Like to Grow Up With Extremely Strict Parents
“I think the worst part is that it made me a compulsive liar because I felt like the truth wouldn’t do anything for me.”
I Can’t Stop Gaming, Even When I’m Not Having Fun. Am I Addicted?
Stayed up way past your bedtime again? You might be a completionist.
Why You Feel Like You’re Friends With Your Favorite Celebrities
Parasocial relationships are mostly virtual, but the emotions attached to them can be very real.
Why Do I Always Tweet and Delete?
Psychologists and tweet-deleters help explain my favorite pastime (that weirdly makes me feel a little guilty).
Protecting Yourself From COVID Isn’t a Sign of Mental Illness
By calling people getting their COVID vaccines “mass formation psychosis,” anti-vax doctor Robert Malone misused language from group psychology and psychiatry on a recent interview with Joe Rogan. Here’s what it really means.
Actually, Everyone Is Thinking About You
If this horrifies you, keep in mind people probably like you a lot more than you think.
Why Do the Cast of ‘RHOBH’ Believe Erika Girardi’s Far-Fetched Stories?
There's been a lot of mental gymnastics happening this season of ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’—and there's a psychological explanation for it.
How To Bullshit Like a Pro, According to Experts Studying Bullshit
“Your goal should be to impress by using clichéd buzzwords like consciousness, actuality, space and time, and throwing them together with no concern for the truth.”
The ‘Liking Gap’ Might Be Why You Wonder if People Secretly Hate You
Do you often meet new people and later feel like they didn’t like you that much? This psychological theory explains why you might be wrong.
How Who You Are Influences What You Think Is True
A new study found associations between psychological traits and philosophical beliefs. If who we are drives our philosophy, what does that say about our explanations of the world?