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A Crisis of Meaning: Why Burnout Is About More Than Just Overwork

A Crisis of Meaning: Why Burnout Is About More Than Just Overwork

We typically blame burnout on having too much to do, and so in response we engage in self-care to counter the negative impact. Too many emails? Take a warm bath. Back-to-back meetings? ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Burnout, Clinical Psychology, Meaning, Performance Psychology, Positive Psychology, Well-Being
Think Big: Why Broad New Year’s Resolutions Are the Key to Lasting Change

Think Big: Why Broad New Year’s Resolutions Are the Key to Lasting Change

I've committed myself to some fantastic New Year's Resolutions that never made it out of January. I bet I am not alone. Every year millions of us make resolutions in an effort ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Performance Psychology, Positive Psychology
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Telehealth is Transforming the Therapeutic Landscape

Mental health care is undergoing a transformation, with telehealth becoming an essential part of the therapeutic toolkit. The Monitor on Psychology (October 2024) highlights this shift, noting that while the use of ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, Media Psychology & Technology, Teletherapy
Modernizing Maslow's Hierarchy through the Lens of Self-Care

Modernizing Maslow’s Hierarchy through the Lens of Self-Care

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) is one of the founders of Humanistic Psychology. Along with Carl Rogers (1902-1987), Maslow stressed the importance of looking at the whole person rather than reducing individuals to a ...
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/ / Carl Rogers, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow, Media Psychology & Technology, Positive Psychology, Self-Care, Technology
Twelve Things that Sigmund Freud Got Right

Twelve Things that Sigmund Freud Got Right

Sigmund Freud continues to be an influential figure in the field of psychology for his development of psychoanalysis, a theory and treatment approach focusing on the psychological development of mental illness. His ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Defense Mechanisms, Developmental Psychology, Ego, Freud, History, Id, Sigmund Freud, Superego
We are More Lonely than Ever. Find out Why and How to Counter It.

We are More Lonely than Ever. Find out Why and How to Counter It.

We are more connected and more lonely than ever. And this seems to be true across sex, age, race, and income. The COVID-19 pandemic has played a significant role in fostering disconnection ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, COVID, Depression, Emotion-Affective Psychology, Isolation, Loneliness, Positive Psychology, Resilience, Social Media, Social Psychology, Technology, Well-Being
The Education Gender Gap: APA Task Force looks at How to Help Boys Succeed in School

The Education Gender Gap: APA Task Force looks at How to Help Boys Succeed in School

The April/May, 2023 edition of the Monitor on Psychology, the bimonthly magazine of the American Psychological Association, led with a cover story about helping boys and young men succeed in the classroom ...
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/ / APA, Boys, Children, Cognitive Psychology, College, Developmental Psychology, Education, News, School, Teens
American Psychological Association Publishes Guidelines on Social Media Use for Children and Adolescents

American Psychological Association Publishes Guidelines on Social Media Use for Children and Adolescents

Social media, like any technology, is neither inherently good nor bad. Its value lies in how we choose to use it. To encourage the positive use of social media and discourage harmful ...
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/ / Adolescents, Children, Media Psychology & Technology, News, Social Media
Media Literacy and Modern Technology

Media Literacy and Modern Technology

Media Psychology Technology, including social and other forms of media, is often considered neutral - its value is determined by how we use it (see Social Media is Related to Both Ill-Being ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Media Literacy, Media Psychology & Technology, Social Media
Doomscrolling: The Ultimate Negative Flow State and Four Ways to Counter It

Doomscrolling: The Ultimate Negative Flow State and Four Ways to Counter It

First, A Little Psychology I've written before about social media use and how it can be both helpful and harmful. The article, Is Social Media Reflecting Our Pathology or Adding to It?, ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Flow, Media Psychology & Technology, Social Media