Clinical Psychology & Mental Health

Millennials Don't Like Being Called Narcissists

Millennials Don’t Like Being Called Narcissists

Here’s a loaded question for you: how do you feel about being a narcissist? Like the classic example of "when did you stop beating your wife?", this is a question without a ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Narcissism
What Do Loneliness and Living Alone Mean for Health Later in Life?

What Do Loneliness and Living Alone Mean for Health Later in Life?

We all know what "loneliness" means, but defining it in a precise way gets a little tricky. For starters, being lonely isn’t exactly the same as being alone. And loneliness isn’t quite ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Depression, Developmental Psychology, Loneliness, Older Adults
A Psychological Profile of the "Class Clown"

A Psychological Profile of the “Class Clown”

When you were in middle school, you could probably name without having to think who the "class clown" was. If you’re a middle school teacher, bless your heart, you can probably do ...
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/ / Children, Clinical Psychology, Humor, Personality, Teens
6 Types of Shoplifters

6 Types of Shoplifters

Shoplifting is a behavior that, besides being ethically questionable, doesn’t seem like a very good risk-reward trade-off. Naturally, when psychologists see people engaged in that kind of activity, they ask: why? As ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Crime, Personality
When Does Hoarding Start?

When Does Hoarding Start?

Hoarding disorder is a condition in which people compulsively acquire possessions that they then find themselves unable to discard. Hoarding can harm people’s health, their relationship with others, and their everyday functioning, ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology
Are People With Social Anxiety Afraid of Positive Feedback?

Are People With Social Anxiety Afraid of Positive Feedback?

The way we typically think about it, social anxiety involves a fear of being evaluated negatively by other people. Which is true. But an interesting line of research suggests that people with ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Positive Psychology, Social Anxiety, Social Psychology
Teens With Anxiety Disorders Tell Their Life Stories Differently

Teens With Anxiety Disorders Tell Their Life Stories Differently

Our mental health is often tied up in how we see the relationship between the past, present and future. For that reason, how we tell our life stories can say something about ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Narrative, Teens
Absolutist Language Can Predict Anxiety, Depression and Suicidal Ideation

Absolutist Language Can Predict Anxiety, Depression and Suicidal Ideation

The internet has given psychologists new opportunities to study subtle differences in the way people use language, and whether those differences can predict which people are most at risk for mental health ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Depression, Language, Suicide
Can a Game Fight Mental Health Stigma?

Can a Game Fight Mental Health Stigma?

For the progress we’ve made in mental health awareness, there’s still plenty of stigma lingering around. Stigma can be overt, such as in believing that people with mental health conditions are dangerous ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Gaming, Stigma
Quitting Smoking Can Set Off a Chain Reaction of Positive Mental Health Changes

Quitting Smoking Can Set Off a Chain Reaction of Positive Mental Health Changes

There are obvious physical health benefits that come with giving up tobacco, but it turns out there are some mental health benefits too. Researchers have consistently found a link between quitting smoking ...
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/ / Anxiety, Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Smoking