emotions
Controlled aggression can be beneficial: A new study
Aggression is often seen as a bad thing, leading to problems like fighting and violence. But aggression is a natural behavior found in many animals, including humans. It can be important for survival.
Kate Yakimchuk aggression anger management research science Psychology 13 December 2023
Psychologist's Advice: How to Understand the Causes of Anger
The amygdala responds to threat signals coming from the outside world, so, according to nature's design, anger is needed for this very purpose - it is an emotion-weapon.
Diana Dashkevich mental health anger psychologist tips Psychology 12 December 2023
Psychologist Explanation: What Is Disorganized Attachment
This is a combination of anxious and avoidant styles. This combination is also called disorganized attachment.
Diana Dashkevich relationship communication mental health Psychology 5 December 2023
You shouldn't suppress your emotions: Psychologist's tips
Most kids are taught to be resilient and stoic, and lots of boys are also taught that it's not manly to cry. Meanwhile, science and psychology claim that suppressing your emotions can lead to lots of mental and even physical damage.
Kate Yakimchuk feelings suppressing emotions resilience mental health Psychology 28 November 2023
Reflecting on your emotions after a breakup: Psychologist's tips
Breakups can basically destroy you, but if you don't have time or opportunity to reflect on your emotions, then you can suppress them. Meanwhile, suppression your emotions and feelings, especially the tough ones, isn't a great thing for your mental health.
Kate Yakimchuk relationship breakup feelings love Psychology 25 November 2023
Explanation: What is Alexithymia
About 10% of the general population have significant levels of alexithymia, meaning this personality trait interferes with their daily lives, making work and social relationships difficult.
Diana Dashkevich mental health facts Psychology 17 November 2023
Psychologist Explanation: What Are Feelings
A feeling is a complex and constant emotional experience of a person, relatively stable and long-lasting. Feeling includes a wide range of emotions. Experiences of feelings are unique to people and are socially conditioned.
Diana Dashkevich mental health facts Psychology 8 November 2023
Psychologist Explanation: What Is Impulsivity
Impulsivity is the tendency to act on the first impulse, under the influence of momentary stimuli, emotions, drives, without thinking about one’s actions or weighing alternative courses of action (especially those involving delayed reward).
Diana Dashkevich mental health character facts Psychology 7 November 2023
Jealous pets: Learn more about your pet friends
Just like humans, some animals can be jealous, and you can recognize that emotion from their reaction. While we can't know whether they feel it the same way as humans do, we can see their genuine feelings sometimes.
Kate Yakimchuk pets jealousy personality Animals 1 November 2023
Why dogs smile: Know more about your pets
Of course, dogs don't smile just as humans do - it's just our perception that makes their habits more human-like. But some dogs still smile a lot, and they definitely do it on purpose - but why?
Kate Yakimchuk dogs pets Animals 19 October 2023
Psychologist Explanation: What Is Envy
Unlike jealousy, envy usually involves only two people: the person being envied and the person being envied.
Diana Dashkevich mental health facts Psychology 17 October 2023
Where your loves lives: A new study on how we feel love
Have you ever wondered where exactly your feeling of love is located in your body? A new study has tested where people feel their love is, and they have found something interesting.
Kate Yakimchuk research love Psychology 14 October 2023
Software to read hidden emotions: A new study on facial expressions
Researchers have been using special software that can detect emotions on people's faces that are very hard to see with just our eyes. This software, which uses a computer program to study the face, can figure out how intense different facial expressions are all at the same time.
Kate Yakimchuk research facts Psychology 12 October 2023
Psychologist Explanation: Why People Get Jealous
Some evolutionary psychologists believe that jealousy is actually an emotion designed to let someone know that an important relationship in their life may be at risk. They believe that understanding evolutionary ideas about unwanted emotions can help people overcome them.
Diana Dashkevich jealousy relationship Psychology 10 October 2023
Psychologist Explanation: What is Frustration
Frustration (from Latin frustratio - deception, failure) is a negative emotional state that occurs when a person has not satisfied one or another need.
Diana Dashkevich mental health facts Psychology 9 October 2023
Psychologist Explanation: What is Alexithymia
Alexithymia is difficulty identifying and verbally describing one's emotions and feelings, as well as the feelings of other people.
Diana Dashkevich mental health communication Psychology 8 October 2023
Interesting Facts: What Emotions Pets Can Experience
In March 2022, the scientific journal Affective Science published the results of a study conducted by Dutch scientists from Leiden and Utrecht universities. In the course of their work, they discovered the ability of animals to experience emotions. However, the answer to the question to what extent the feelings of animals and birds are similar to humans remains a matter of debate.
Diana Dashkevich pets pets facts animal facts Animals 2 October 2023
Psychologist Explanation: What is the difference between anger and rage
Anger is one of the basic emotions. It occurs when something threatens our safety - physical or emotional.
Diana Dashkevich anger facts Psychology 24 September 2023
Dyslexic kids tend to be more emotional: A new study on emotion and dyslexia correlation
Children diagnosed with dyslexia exhibit heightened emotional reactivity compared to children without dyslexia. Published in Cortex, the study found that children with dyslexia displayed increased physiological and behavioral responses while watching emotional videos, showing the stronger connection in the brain's salience network, which supports emotion generation and also self-awareness.
Kate Yakimchuk research dyslexia children Psychology 26 August 2023
Important to Know: Signs of Low Serotonin
Low serotonin levels are associated with low mood and depression.
Diana Dashkevich mood mental health facts Psychology 24 August 2023