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Psychology

  1. science of us
    The Shy Person’s Guide to Being the Center of AttentionFor times when it’s unavoidable.
    By Kristin Wong
  2. stoneman shooting
    The Psychological Explanation for Why We Become Desensitized to Mass ShootingsIt’s a self-perpetuating cycle: The worse things get, the quicker we tend to grow numb.
    By Kate Morgan
  3. couples therapy
    A Relationship Expert Psychoanalyzes Phantom Thread’s Twisted RomanceAn expert answers all our burning questions about Reynolds and Alma’s unusual courtship.
    By Anna Silman
  4. science of us
    Millennials Are the Perfectionist GenerationThey report higher levels of pressure to be perfect than past generations.
    By Leigh Cowart
  5. science of us
    Should I Forking Force Myself to Swear More?The psychological case for cursing.
    By Danielle Friedman
  6. psychology
    Why the Mother-Daughter Relationship in Lady Bird Feels So RealLady Bird is the rare film that fully acknowledges the complexity of parent-child relationships.
    By Anna Silman
  7. therapy
    Dear Therapist: ‘My Therapist Won’t Let Me Break Up With Her!’We’ve all been in situations where we convince ourselves that we can’t leave.
    By Lori Gottlieb
  8. couples therapy
    Dear Therapist: ‘Is Couples Therapy a Waste of Time?’In this week’s What Your Therapist Really Thinks, a skeptic questions whether couples counseling actually works.
    By Lori Gottlieb
  9. coping diaries
    The Freelance Writer Using LSD for Depression“Three days a week, I take 4.5 micrograms before breakfast.”
    By Anonymous As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  10. what your therapist really thinks
    ‘I Feel Bad Because My Friends Aren’t Attractive!’It’s hard to have a friendship in which one person feels superior.
    By Lori Gottlieb
  11. science of us
    If Becoming Invested in Strangers’ Lives Is Wrong, I Don’t Want to Be RightThe allure of the parasocial relationship.
    By Katie Heaney
  12. science of us
    Untangling the Complicated, Controversial Legacy of Sigmund FreudA new book adds to a long-standing debate over what, if anything, modern psychology owes him.
    By Cody Delistraty
  13. Was Anyone Else Worried They Were Going to Look Directly at the Eclipse?It’s like the inexplicable urge to jump off a bridge.
    By Melissa Dahl
  14. The Psychological Trait That Will Help You Brush Off CriticismThat’s not necessarily a good thing.
    By Melissa Dahl
  15. what your therapist really thinks
    ‘Why Is It So Hard to Change?’What Your Therapist Really Thinks: This week’s column.
    By Lori Gottlieb
  16. investigations
    4 Psychology Experts on Why Alex Jones Is Always Taking His Shirt OffAfter it emerged that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones allegedly took his shirt off during family therapy, we got curious.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  17. popular
    Why Everyone Loves the Alpha GirlPsychologists deconstruct the power of the most popular girl in school.
    By Melissa Dahl
  18. religion
    Why Psychology Is Such a Young ScienceWhen the soul becomes the mind.
    By Drake Baer
  19. It’s Unbelievable How Many Americans Don’t Use All Their Vacation TimeAnd you won’t believe their reasons for shirking it.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt and Cait Munro
  20. Why People Love(d) Power Posing: A Science of Us ConversationThis is a bomb going off in the center of the thought leadership–industrial complex.
    By Cari Romm, Drake Baer, and Jesse Singal
  21. hunger games
    Hunger Might Be the Most Powerful Motivator on EarthIt’s stronger than thirst, fear, or social needs.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  22. You Will Probably Refuse, But I Wonder If You Would Read This PostFour magic words that get people to think doing the thing you want them to do was their idea.
    By Melissa Dahl
  23. conversion therapy
    What Anti-Gay Conversion Therapy Was Like in the 1960sThe author and journalist Steven Gaines recounts his experiences in a tony Manhattan psychiatric hospital.
    By Jesse Singal
  24. You Can Write Your Way Out of an Emotional Funk. Here’s How.It takes 20 minutes.
    By Susan David
  25. People Tend to Accidentally Waste Their Precious Time Off From WorkBrief advice about what to do (and what not to do), in order to have a better weekend.
    By Melissa Dahl
  26. September Is Your Second-Chance JanuaryThe psychology of fresh starts.
    By Melissa Dahl
  27. Maybe the Replication Crisis is Really an Inspirational-Ideas CrisisIt seems like the psychology ideas that are facing the biggest challenges are also the ones offering the most optimistic accounts of human nature.
    By Jesse Singal
  28. narcissism
    Could This Personality Disorder Explain Anthony Weiner’s Downfall?Narcissistic exhibitionists love nothing more than to be talked about.
    By Mandy Stadtmiller
  29. You’re Not Supposed to Be Happy All the TimeThis sounds incredibly depressing, but doesn’t have to be.
    By Melissa Dahl
  30. single people
    The New Science of Single PeopleNow that single people are such a big share of the population, maybe social scientists will stop ignoring them.
    By Jesse Singal
  31. A New Origin Story for H.M., One of the Most Famous Case Studies in PsychologyAs told by the grandson of the brain surgeon who created him.
    By Casey Schwartz
  32. Big Goals Can Backfire. Olympians Show Us What to Focus on Instead.It’s about the process, not the results.
    By Brad Stulberg
  33. bad science
    Here Are Some Widespread Myths About Human BehaviorThey are tenacious.
    By Jesse Singal
  34. Bernie Backers and the Psychology of What Might’ve BeenThis is practically a textbook example of the power of if onlys and what ifs.
    By Melissa Dahl
  35. You Can’t Keep Competing With Your Younger Self ForeverAdvice for aging athletes and anyone else whose once-reasonable goals suddenly seem unattainable.
    By Katherine Hobson
  36. Hopelessness Doesn’t Have to Preclude ActionDespair doesn’t have to go away before you resolve to act.
    By Melissa Dahl
  37. You Can Teach Yourself to Turn Down Your Self-DoubtIt’s called “cognitive reappraisal.”
    By Melissa Dahl
  38. The Weird Psychology of Game of Thrones Fan TheoriesWhat R+L=J and the like can tell us about conspiracy theories.
    By Melissa Dahl
  39. What It Means to Say Hillary Clinton Is Not a ‘Natural’ PoliticianSocial-science research shows that people tend to favor those who make their success look easy.
    By Melissa Dahl
  40. How an Actor Memorized Paradise Lost Says a Lot About How Memory Really WorksLike reciting a 350-page novel.
    By Drake Baer
  41. The Complicated Reasons Why You Like Some Foods and Hate OthersTaste preference is a tricky thing.
    By Cari Romm
  42. Psychologists Have Identified What Turns a Casual TV Session Into Binge-WatchingIt has to do with something called “goal conflict.”
    By Cari Romm
  43. We May Never Know Why the Word ‘Moist’ Is So TerribleA new paper adds to an ongoing linguistic mystery.
    By Cari Romm
  44. Inside the Mind of a Dangerous DriverNew research on what drives bad decisions on the roads.
    By Cari Romm
  45. People Who Have More Nightmares Might Also Be More CreativeMaybe bad dreams aren’t so bad after all.
    By Cari Romm
  46. Turns Out You Really Do Think Brilliant Thoughts in the ShowerResearch shows that sudden flashes of insight are often right.
    By Cari Romm
  47. An Interrogation Psychologist Explains How to Catch Someone in a LieMake their brain tired.
    By Cari Romm
  48. It’s Okay to Think of the Gilmore Girls As Your Real FriendsWe missed you, Rory.
    By Cari Romm
  49. Paying $100,000 to Clone Your Dog Won’t Give You Your Dog BackThe behaviors, and even looks, may be very different from the dog you knew.
    By Melissa Dahl
  50. The Science of Having Wildly High Standards for Your RelationshipA four-year study on newlyweds.
    By Melissa Dahl
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