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A Light Education on Stimulant Medication
Many people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are prescribed stimulant medication, yet few understand how these...
Dec 28, 20235 min read
The Autistic Masquerade
During daily social interactions, what if we planned our every word and action? By analyzing the person before us, we interpret their...
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Self-Diagnosis; Acknowledging Issues and Possibilities
Mental health self-diagnosis can be quite the slippery slope, with the potential for over-identification with a disorder. Psychologists...
Dec 8, 20231 min read
Afar from Violence; Managing Stress in the West
I see children trembling, extracted from the rubble of crumbled households, covered in ashes and blood. The “Sensitive Content” warning;...
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Intuitive Eating; Rejecting the Diet Mentality
Upon hearing the name, “intuitive eating,” it may sound like the next fad diet circling around your feed. However, intuitive eating is an...
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Brain Differences In People With Aspergers
Aspergers is a neurodevelopmental disorder on the autism spectrum characterized by deficits in social interactions with others, limited...
Jun 8, 20232 min read
ADHD and Executive Dysfunction
Despite being common, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is misrepresented as a focus disorder. While problems with...
Jun 8, 20234 min read
Pawsitive Effects: How Pets Improve Mental Health and Well-being
Throughout history, animals have provided humans with comfort and companionship. Domestication, the process of taming an animal and...
Jun 8, 20235 min read
Trauma: How does it impact the Individual?
Have you ever wondered why a psychologist always looks to a person's past to evaluate their present? In most cases, it is because that...
Jun 8, 20234 min read
How Does Parkinson Disease Affect Minorities
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder where the brain decreases in the amount of neurons that produce dopamine – a type of...
Jun 8, 20234 min read
The Mind’s Eye
Picture a red apple in your mind. What do you see? Can you visualize it in 3D right down to its last detail and let it rotate in your...
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Toddler’s Emotions Vary by Context
Parents react to their toddlers' emotional displays with either supportive or unsupportive strategies. There is great importance in...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
The Role of Emotions in Kindergartens' Academic Performance
Graziano et al. (2007) found that a student's relationship with their teacher is essential to their academic success. This finding could...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
The Intergenerational Transmission of Emotional Socialization
Researchers Leerkes et al. (2020) examined how new mothers' memories of their mothers' emotional socialization practices from their...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
The Importance of Entitativity in The Workplace
Entitativity is a person's assessment of group unity. This is important in the workplace because high-quality interaction with other...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Sleep Dynamics And Brain Maturation in Infants 12 to 30 Months of Age
Each night we go through four stages of sleep. The type of sleep can be helpful to think of in two categories: rapid eye movement(REM)...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Preadolescence and Early Emotion Socialization
Emotional socialization is when caregivers mediate contextually-appropriate ways of helping a child manage their feelings. When infants...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Gender and Humor in Workplace Meetings
One key characteristic of workers in any workplace is gender. Gender stereotypes, in combination with gender norms, impact many workplace...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Family dynamics And Positive Emotions in Children
Family members socialize children to regulate their emotions by demonstrating through their responses how to respond to circumstances...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Babies Just Want to Have Fun
In cultures around the world, dance is a common activity. To some groups, it can be a sacred act. For others, it brings communities...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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