Psychology

money
09.10.2023

Lots of people love spending money - it allows you to get new nice things, and it also helps us fight stress and boredom. Meanwhile, it's too easy to start wasting too much money on that without even realizing it.

Kate Yakimchuk money waste tips signs 9 October 2023
sad teen
09.10.2023

Helping teenagers who are "night owls" get better sleep and align with their school schedules can be a big boost for their mental health.  Many school systems aren't designed for students who naturally stay up late and wake up late, and this can lead to problems like depression, especially in teens. 

Kate Yakimchuk research teenagers sleep depression 9 October 2023
anxious man
09.10.2023

Sometimes you can explain your anxiety, at least a bit - but sometimes it seems completely illogical and unexpected. Psychologists claim that it happens to many people regularly, and it can be quite normal, unless it happens too often.

Kate Yakimchuk anxiety tips reasons 9 October 2023
mom and baby
09.10.2023

A team of scientists conducted a study to learn more about how human brains develop. This study looked at how children learn from others, which is a big part of how humans have become successful over time. 

Kate Yakimchuk research children development intelligence 9 October 2023
stressed
09.10.2023

Humans are subtle emotional creatures, so our feelings and emotions are tightly connected to everything in our bodies. Therefore, it's no surprise that we often feel completely exhausted after being stressed out for a while.

Kate Yakimchuk stress exhaustion depression 9 October 2023
man
09.10.2023

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 emotions facts 9 October 2023
rich girl
08.10.2023

Researchers conducted a study to see if a person's social status affects how stressed they feel, especially in females.  They looked at two types of stress: being socially isolated and having unstable social situations and how these affect different social ranks.

Kate Yakimchuk research status depression sadness 8 October 2023
sad girl
08.10.2023

Have you ever felt happy just to feel miserable or empty later? People sometimes feel sad after being happy because our emotions are a bit like a roller coaster. 

Kate Yakimchuk sadness happiness mood 8 October 2023
champagne
08.10.2023

You might have noticed that correlation before, but now a study proves it - substance abuse decreases intelligence of your kids. Children whose parents have problems with substance abuse have a higher risk of intellectual disability, even if it's only the dad who has the problem.

Kate Yakimchuk research alcohol intelligence children parents 8 October 2023
heart
08.10.2023

Alexithymia is difficulty identifying and verbally describing one's emotions and feelings, as well as the feelings of other people.

Diana Dashkevich mental health emotions communication 8 October 2023
happy girl
08.10.2023

We all need both work and rest to live a balanced life, and neglecting one of them can affect your mental health. A new study claims that people who focus too much on achieving things rather than enjoying themselves feel less happy the next day.

Kate Yakimchuk research happiness work 8 October 2023
sad woman
08.10.2023

Nowadays, lots of modern people are well-aware of what a burnout is, but not everyone decides to admit that they might have it. It's easy to understand - lots of people still see it as a sign of weakness or lazyness, even though it's far from reality.

Kate Yakimchuk burnout stress signs exhaustion 8 October 2023
dark tunnel
08.10.2023

A recent study looked into patients who were revived after their hearts had stopped.  Some of these patients, up to an hour after being revived, had vivid memories of experiencing death. 

Kate Yakimchuk research death brain experience heart 8 October 2023
tired woman
08.10.2023

Don't try to help everyone: Psychologist's tipsIf you're a naturally kind person, then you might feel the urge to help everyone around who needs it. While it might be extremely kind of you, it might also be a bad idea - it can affect your mental health and resources a lot.

Kate Yakimchuk help resource personality tips 8 October 2023
couple
08.10.2023

When starting a new relationship, people often feel confused whether it's serious and mature or not. While you can't always quickly understand whether it's going to work or not, some signs can actually help you spot a mature relationship.

Kate Yakimchuk relationship dating tips 8 October 2023
cat
08.10.2023

The fact is that the concept of laziness can hide a huge number of different phenomena: fatigue, depression, apathy, physical health problems, lack of motivation, lack of understanding of oneself and one’s desires, fear, slowness and thoughtfulness, immaturity and inability to cope with life.

Diana Dashkevich mental health laziness facts 8 October 2023
attraction
07.10.2023

When we like someone, we are often fueled with hormones that make it extremely hard for us to understand what we actually feel. That's why it's so hard to differentiate love from attraction sometimes - it might actually feel pretty much the same at first.

Kate Yakimchuk love attraction tips relationship 7 October 2023
grandparent and kid
07.10.2023

A new study suggests that when grandparents help take care of toddlers, it doesn't have a big impact on the well-being of the toddlers' mothers.  The researchers found that having extra help from grandparents didn't necessarily make the relationship between mothers and children closer or reduce conflicts between them.

Kate Yakimchuk research parenting grandparents children help 7 October 2023
person
07.10.2023

Deferred life syndrome is the name of a psychological attitude that encourages you to think that the present is just a rehearsal on the way to a bright future, and it will certainly come someday, but for now you can be patient and prepare properly.

Diana Dashkevich mental health life facts 7 October 2023
boy crying
07.10.2023

You might think that words can't actually hurt, but it's not true - and they can actually affect your kids a lot. A new study conducted by researchers from UCL and Wingate University emphasizes the importance of recognizing childhood verbal abuse by adults as a distinct form of child maltreatment.

Kate Yakimchuk research words abuse children parents 7 October 2023