SPECIAL FOCUS: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF POLITICS

“Dark Tetrad” Personality Traits Predict Right-Wing Extremism

Last year saw an election in which the established political order was disrupted and a right-wing ...
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Tattoos Make People Think You’re More Independent, Less Competent

Tattoos are commonplace these days, but society’s attitudes can be slow to change. Two studies published ...
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Why Lying Is a Slippery Slope

Have you ever wondered how some people can lie so much? If you answered "no," clearly ...
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Why Do We Do Things We Know Are Bad for the Environment?

Over the last couple decades, it has become common knowledge that we've got some problems with ...
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NEED A LITTLE HAPPINESS AND JOY?

Optimism, Brooding Rumination and Mental Time Travel in Everyday Life

We all engage in what psychologists call mental time travel. It’s not as futuristic as it ...
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Optimism Predicts Healthy Aging

If you expect that the future holds good things, you might be right. It’s a common ...
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Body Temperature, Stress and Social Connection

When we say that someone is "warm," we can mean that in a literal, physical sense ...
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Optimism and Life Satisfaction Go Together in Schizophrenia

Psychologists have been optimistic about the power of optimism, and a new study provides more evidence ...
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COVID AND ITS LONG TERM IMPACT

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SOCIAL MEDIA: GOOD OR EVIL?

How Social Media Influences Offline Behavior

What happens on Facebook stays on Facebook? Maybe not. Considering how much time we spend on ...
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The Dangers of Comparing Yourself to Others on Social Media

Social media makes a lot of things easier. Keeping up with old friends. Sharing your vacation ...
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Media Literacy: An Essential Twenty-First Century Skill

Here's an idea you won't here about in, well, the media: we should have media literacy ...
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Teen Social Media Use – Is there a Mental Health Risk?

The use of smartphones, social media, and messaging apps are now ubiquitous in modern life for ...
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PRO Course 1080: APA Guidelines for Clinical Supervision [2 Credits]

This online text-based course is based on the 2018 guidelines developed by the American Psychological Association for clinical supervision in health service psychology. It introduces the learner to clinical supervision in health service psychology and discusses the seven domains and 29 guidelines. The course concludes with an extensive list of references as well as definitions of key terms related to supervision in health service psychology.

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This online text-based course introduces the learner to the concept of well-being from a positive psychology perspective. Based on a peer-reviewed article, this course will provide an overview of well-being and its impact on health, social relationships, work, and resilience. The research supporting the link between well-being and crucial life domains will be reviewed and implications, gaps in the research, and practical applications are discussed.

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This online text-based course introduces the learner to the concept of well-being from a positive psychology perspective. Based on a peer-reviewed article, this course will provide an overview of well-being and its impact on health, social relationships, work, and resilience. The research supporting the link between well-being and crucial life domains will be reviewed and implications, gaps in the research, and practical applications are discussed.

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